There's a fire onboard flight 747 and it is beginning to burn through the plane’s wiring. The smoke is getting thicker, and the passengers are literally choking to death. It's a race against time!
What caused the fire on board South African Airlines flight 747?
Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 5 Episode 4 "Fanning The Flames": A South African Airlines 747 is on a routine flight from Taiwan to Johannesburg when the cabin begins filling with smoke. As passengers struggle to breathe, crew members battle a fire in the cargo hold. Known as a combi, the aircraft is equipped to carry both passengers and cargo on the main level. There are 159 people and six large palettes of cargo on board.
Less than an hour from home, the pilots must land their damaged aircraft – but they are over the Indian Ocean and the closest airport is 300 kilometres away on the island of Mauritius. The pilots attempt a rare manoeuvre to ventilate the aircraft. They descend to 14,000 feet where they instruct the cabin crew to open the doors. At that altitude, passengers can breathe the outside air – and the difference in pressure will clear the smoke.
The pilots remain in contact with air traffic control in Mauritius, but even as the captain is being briefed about emergency landing procedures, the flight disappears without a trace. The next day, an oil slick, floating wreckage, and eight bodies confirm the worst. "
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