Back to Basics: Major vs. Minor Repairs
Credit: Paul Brou
On Aug. 15, 1985, a Japan Airlines B747 departed Tokyo with 509 passengers and 15 crew on a domestic flight to Osaka. About twelve minutes after departure, upon reaching cruising altitude, the aft pressure bulkhead failed with an explosive decompression that severed the vertical stabilizer and all...
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