LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 accident's cause was similar to that of LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007's crash seven years earlier. After the disaster of Flight 007, the Polish investigatory commission established that its engine shaft disintegration was the result of metal fatigue; improper alloy preparation resulting in a defective mechanism which was less resistant to fatigue; and a faulty design of the engine shaft. Detection of these faults was possible only after complete disassembly of the engine and detailed analysis of all its elements, and as such was beyond the capabilities of aircraft maintenance personnel. These concerns were addressed by the Polish Government's Special
Malaysian Airline System Flight 684 The plane slid along the ground for , skipped for , and finally struck a stream embankment where it slid another before coming to rest. The aircraft was still short of the runway and had lost its landing gear and both engines. All 247 passengers and crew survived, evacuating the aircraft before the fire destroyed it. The probable cause was ascribed to pilot error in not monitoring descent rate during approach in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) and continuing an approach below company minima without sighting the runway. Malaysian Airline System Flight 684 Malaysian Airline System Flight 684 was an international