Missing Rivets and the Runaway Train

Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed in 1985 after a faulty bulkhead repair caused a mid-air explosion that destroyed the aircraft’s hydraulics, killing 520 people.In 1989, a freight train in San Bernardino derailed due to incorrect weight calculations and undisclosed braking failures, crashing into a residential neighborhood. The wreckage also damaged a pipeline, causing a massive fuel explosion two weeks later.Both disasters show how minor human errors and maintenance flaws can trigger deadly chains of events with catastrophic consequences.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/Air_Crash_ChroniclesProduced by Podcai Studio:https://www.podcaistudio.com/