Air Crash: Disasters Uncovered

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1:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Monday 30 December

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Investigation into the cause of the crash of an Alaskan Airlines jet on January 31, 2000, which resulted in the deaths of all 88 passengers and crew. The National Transportation Safety Board discovered the jack screw within the tail had come loose, making the plane unstable, and the airline had doubled the daily use of the fleet during a recession, which increased the intervals between maintenance