( This thread is not intented for passengers and the commercial/marketing deparment sorry )
Fatigue failure is the hypothetical scenario No. 2.
A better one. Thanks again.
Obviously we all have too much free time or we would not be posting replies
Aloha Airlines 243
1989
Airplanes are retired after so many cycles for good reason, I guess.
Obviously one fell through the cracks.
" It was later determined that the failure was caused by widespread fatigue damage in the aluminum skin of the fuselage. It was calculated that this particular aircraft had experienced 89,090 flight cycles over its 19 year life span. What caused this failure, and how could it have been prevented? "
Causes of Crack Growth in Aloha Flight 243
Read more:
http://mechanical-engineering.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_fatigue_failure_of_aloha_flight_243#ixzz0TCXZvZUP