Mayday Season 1 Episode 4
Flying on Empty
On 24 August 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores. The fuel starvation was caused by improper maintenance work which allowed a hydraulic oil pipe and a fuel pipe to rub together, resulting in the fracture of the fuel pipe and consequent leak.
1 - 6Fire on BoardOct. 22, 2003- 1 - 5Cutting CornersOct. 15, 2003
- 1 - 4Flying on EmptyOct. 08, 2003
- 1 - 3Flying BlindSep. 17, 2003
- 1 - 2Unlocking DisasterSep. 10, 2003
- 1 - 1Racing the stormSep. 03, 2003
