"Miss,what'sthat?"thekidaskedthestewardess,pointingtoasmallcrackthathenoticedincelingabovehim.Atthatpoint,thecrackwidensandtheentireroofoftheairplaneisrippedoff.Basedonatruestory.OnApril28,1988,AlohaAirlinesflight243,halfwaybetweenBigIslandandMaui,suddenlylostan18-footsectionofitsfrontfuselage,duetometalfatigue.At24,000feetofaltitude,thesuddendecompressionleavesroomforpanicinthecabin.Butintheflightdeck,CaptainSchornstheimerandFirstOfficerTompkinsarefacedwiththedifficulttaskofsafelylandingthecrippled,barely-controllableairliner,asthetitlesays.
