China Airlines Flight 611 (2002) — A Repair Flaw That Led to Catastrophe Decades Later

Send us Fan MailIn 2002, China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrated midair, killing all 225 on board. But the tragedy didn’t begin that day — it began 22 years earlier, with a botched repair after a tailstrike accident.In this episode, we uncover how a forgotten maintenance flaw led to one of aviation’s most haunting disasters — and what it teaches us about accountability, engineering, and the hidden weight of human error.Because sometimes, the past doesn’t stay buried. It flies.