Animations

The animations that are used throughout the Applying Lessons Learned from Accidents course are listed below. These animations require a piece of software be installed in your browser. Many browsers already have the required software installed and you can verify that the software is installed by accessing an animation. If you receive an error, you can get the software by selecting the following link: Get Software to Play Animations

Once everything is installed, click on the animation that you wish to view.

Alaska Airlines Flight 261, MD-83, Pacific Ocean

• Wear of Threads on Jackscrew

Aloha Airlines Flight 243, Boeing 737-200, Maui

• Lap Joint Disbonding and Cracks

American Airlines Flight 191, DC-10, Chicago

• Angle of Attack and Stall Angle
• Loss of Lift
• Side View Showing Engine Separation
• Effects of Forklift Vibration

Japan Airlines Flight 123, Boeing 747, Gunma Prefecture Japan

• Correct/Incorrect Installation of Splice Plate
• Correct/Incorrect Repair of 747 Pressure Bulkhead

National Airlines Flight 27, DC-10, Albuquerque

• Fan Blade Rocking Motion
• Six-Wave Mode

Turk Hava Flight TK981, DC-10, Paris

• Side View of Cargo Door Latch
• Cargo Door Loss and Floor Collapse
• Cargo Door Latch Operation

TWA Flight 800, Boeing 747-100, Near East Moriches, NY

• Wing and Center Tanks
• Defenses in Depth
• Latent Faults
• Flammability Envelope

United Airlines Flight 227, B-727, Salt Lake City

• 727 Fuselage Breaks and Fuel Lines Stretch

Safety Philosophy and Tools

• Defenses-in-Depth Swiss Cheese Model