China Airlines Flight 006 || Panic over the Pacific

Aired~20 May 2007

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 enters a dive. The crew successfully regains control, restarts the engine and lands safely at San Francisco International Airport. The incident was caused by pilot error.

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747SP