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Mayday · S13 E8

Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T)

2014-02-03 · 45 min

On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France, killing all seven people on board. The investigators determined that improper maintenance work allowed water to enter the aircraft's angle of attack (AOA) sensors. The water then froze during flight, causing the sensors to stop working. The crew tried to test the stall warning system during flight, and the aircraft entered a low-speed stall.

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Season 13 Episodes

  • E1Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)
  • E2Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
  • E3Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)
  • E4Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)
  • E5Lost in Translation (Crossair Flight 498)
  • E6Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870)
  • E7Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea Flight 1121)
  • E8Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T)
  • E9Into the Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Hunters NOAA42)
  • E10Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32)