Flight 427

Anatomy of an Air Disaster

By: Gerry Byrne

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Hardcover | 10 July 2002

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Boeing's 737 is indisputably the most popular and arguably the safest commercial airliner in the world. But the plane had a lethal flaw, and only after several disastrous crashes and years of painstaking investigation was the mystery of its rudder failure solved. This book tells the story of how engineers and scientists finally uncovered the defect that had been engineered into the plane. One of its novel features is that it portrays the complex interaction of different experts and opposing interests in investigating and solving the mystery of this single crash.

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"It's a book about hi-tech sleuths racing against time and looming danger to solve an unfathomable mystery: why commercial airliners in seemingly perfect working order flipped over and fell from the sky. Author Byrne manages this in a style that is both suspenseful and educational ... . Highly recommended for anyone interested in technology and/or aviation ... ." (Wordtrade.com, Issue 1, 2003)

"Byrne, an internationally recognized science journalist, has crafted a detailed, compelling chronicle about solving the riddles of an airline disaster. ... Byrne probes the engineering variables, corporate politics, and federal bureaucracies that characterized the investigation of these incidents. ... Highly recommended. All levels." (R. E. Bilstein, Choice, January, 2003)

"In 1994, a commercial jetliner crashed on its approach to Pittsburgh International Airport ... . British science writer Byrne investigates why it took so long to uncover and disclose the rare but lethal design flaw in the Boeing 737. Intelligently written, drawing in readers without dwelling on the stories of the victims, the narrative instead focuses on the technology and the politics involved." (SciTech Book News, December, 2002)

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Preface	p. IX
Acknowledgments	p. X
Introduction	p. XIII
585	p. 1
The Unfriendly Skies	p. 3
Tin Kickers	p. 17
Looking for Answers	p. 29
Reconstructing the Wind	p. 45
We Have a Problem	p. 55
427	p. 73
Out of the Sky	p. 75
"A Target Has Disappeared"	p. 87
Situation: Non-Normal	p. 99
Pumps and Valves	p. 109
Secrets of the Flight Data Recorder	p. 123
The First Public Hearing	p. 135
Human Factors	p. 147
Atlantic City	p. 167
Jim Hall Steps in	p. 179
Human Factors Revisited	p. 191
517 and After	p. 201
The Eastwind Incident	p. 203
Boeing on the Hook	p. 219
Reversals	p. 231
Submissions	p. 243
Findings	p. 253
Epilogue	p. 267
Index	p. 279
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