The link in Post #1 did not work for me.
This one did get to the story:
On a wing and a prayer - PEOPLE AND POWER - Al Jazeera English
The story overstates the effect of loss of some "chords" and "bear straps". Aloha 243 lost quite a few of them and landed safely:
AirDisaster.Com: Accident Photo: Aloha 243
Last edited by repariit; 31st Dec 2010 at 15:54.