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Aloha Airlines 243

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an explosive decompression and structural failure at 24,000 feet, while en route from Hilo, to Honolulu, Hawaii. Approximately 18 feet of the cabin skin and Structure aft of the cabin entrance door and above the passenger floorline separated from the
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an explosive decompression and structural failure at 24,000 feet, while en route from Hilo, to Honolulu, Hawaii. Approximately 18 feet from the cabin skin and structure aft of the cabin entrance door and above the passenger floorline separated from the
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proceeded to the airplane. The crew flew three roundtrip flights, one each from Honolulu to Hilo, Maui, and Kauai. They reported that all six flights were uneventful and that all airplane systems performed. in the normal and expected manner. Flightcrew
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2 At 1325, flight 243 departed Hilo Airport en route to Honolulu as part of the normal scheduled service. In addition to the two pilots, there were three flight attendants, an FAA air traffic controller, who was seat
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accident, a passenger stated that as she was boarding the airplane through the jet bridge at Hilo, she observed a longitudinal fuselage crack. The crack was in the upper row of rivets along the S-10L lap joint, about halfway between
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of the accident revealed several areas. of concern including staffing levels and FAA philosophy regarding maintenance surveillance. - The investigation has revealed that staffing levels in some FSDOs are insufficient. The PMI responsible for Aloha Airlines indicated that
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