Mayday · SEASON 4

Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)

Episode 6 · 2007-05-20

★ 8.6
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Episode overview

On 19 February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006's number four (right-side outer) engine flames out. As the crew tries to restart the engine, the Boeing 747SP stalls and enters into a spin. The crew successfully regains control, restarts the engine and lands safely at San Francisco International Airport. The incident was caused by pilot error. Alternate title: "6 Mile Plunge"

45 minutes

Season 4 episodes

1. Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)2007-04-15 2. Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)2007-04-22 3. Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)2007-04-29 4. Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)2007-05-06 5. Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)2007-05-13 6. Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)2007-05-20 7. Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)2007-05-27 8. Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)2007-06-03 9. Vertigo2007-06-10 10. Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)2007-06-17