{"product_id":"united-232-the-disc-that-shouldnt-have-failed-an-engineering-investigation-into-americas-most-remarkable-crash-landing-9798262810727","title":"United 232: The Disc That Shouldn't Have Failed: An Engineering Investigation into America's Most Remarkable Crash Landing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adrian Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Aviation - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 suffered an unthinkable failure-one that defied the rules of modern jet-engine design and exposed the hidden vulnerabilities of even the most robust aerospace systems. This book takes readers inside the catastrophic disintegration of a titanium fan disc in the DC-10's tail-mounted engine, a failure so improbable it was deemed impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the precision of an engineer and the clarity of a teacher, \u003ci\u003eUnited 232: The Disc That Shouldn't Have Failed\u003c\/i\u003e is a forensic deep dive into the metallurgical flaw, the design assumptions, and the certification logic that failed to prevent disaster. But this is not just a story of failure-it's a story of survival, innovation, and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstand how a microscopic inclusion evaded detection in a supposedly fail-safe component.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the triple redundancy of the DC-10's hydraulic systems-and why they weren't enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the extraordinary actions of the flight crew, who flew an unsteerable aircraft using only throttle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover how this accident reshaped aviation safety, inspection protocols, and Crew Resource Management forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor engineers, aviators, and curious readers alike, this is a gripping and authoritative account of a disaster that changed aviation history-not just for its tragedy, but for the engineering lessons it forced us to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46333272916119,"sku":"9798262810727","price":928.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798262810727.webp?v=1768669050","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/united-232-the-disc-that-shouldnt-have-failed-an-engineering-investigation-into-americas-most-remarkable-crash-landing-9798262810727","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}