"Miss,what'sthat"thekidaskedthestewardess,pointingtoasmallcrackthathenoticedincelingabovehimAtthatpoint,thecrackwidensandtheentireroofoftheairplaneisrippedoffBasedonatruestoryOnApril28,1988,AlohaAirlinesflight243,halfwaybetweenBigIslandandMaui,suddenlylostan18footsectionofitsfrontfuselage,duetometalfatigueAt24,000feetofaltitude,thesuddendecompressionleavesroomforpanicinthecabinButintheflightdeck,CaptainSchornstheimerandFirstOfficerTompkinsarefacedwiththedifficulttaskofsafelylandingthecrippled,barelycontrollableairliner,asthetitlesays