Mayday S4E6 — Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)

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Mayday•Season 4•Episode 6

Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)

8.2/10 · 182 votesMay 20, 200745 min

Ranked #4 of 10 in Season 4•+0.3 vs season avg

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On 19 February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006's number four (right-side outer) engine flames out. As the crew tries to restart the engine, the Boeing 747SP stalls and enters into a spin. The crew successfully regains control, restarts the engine and lands safely at San

Directed byRodney Gibbons

Written byCarl Knutson

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Seasons26

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Season 4 Episodes10

E1 7.6

Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)

E2 8.5

Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)

E3 8.0

Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)

E4 7.5

Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

E5 8.3

Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)

E6 8.2Now viewing

Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)

E7 8.0

Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)

E8 7.4

Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)

E9 7.3

Vertigo

E10 8.4

Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)

Cast1

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew2

Carl Knutson

Writer

Rodney Gibbons

Director

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Episode Summary

"Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)" is episode 6 of Mayday season 4. It scored 8.2/10 from 182 votes, ranking #4 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Rodney Gibbons and written by Carl Knutson, it aired on May 20, 2007.

Next: E7 · Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)Best of Season 4