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| | Follow Up On United Airlines Flight 811 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | On February 24, 1989 United Airlines flight 811, a Boeing 747-122, experienced an explosive decompression as it was climbing between 22,000 and 23,000 feet after taking off from Honolulu, Hawaii, en route to Sydney, Australia with 3 flightcrew, 15 flight attendants, and 337 passengers aboard. |
 | | The airplane made a successful emergency landing at Honolulu and the occupants evacuated the airplane. |
 | | As a result of this investigation, the Safety Board issued safety recommendations concerning cargo doors and other nonplug doors on pressurized transport category airplanes, cabin safety, and emergency response. |
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