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Mayday•Season 3•Episode 1

Hanging by a Thread

8.1/10 · 235 votesSep 14, 200545 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

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On 28 April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii, when the upper half of the front fuselage is torn off, blowing out a flight attendant. The aircraft subsequently lands safely at Kahului, Maui. The fuselage failed from

Directed byAndy Webb

Written byAndy Webb

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Hanging by a Thread

Attack over Baghdad

Out of Control

Fight for Your Life

Bomb on Board

Mistaken Identity

Helicopter Down

Death and Denial

Kid in the Cockpit

Head On Collision

Collision Course

Runaway Train

Ocean Landing

Cast1

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew2

Andy Webb

Writer

Andy Webb

Director

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Episode Summary

"Hanging by a Thread" is episode 1 of Mayday season 3. It scored 8.1/10 from 235 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Andy Webb and written by Andy Webb, it aired on September 14, 2005.

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