World's Toughest Fixes
Available to buy
10 episodes
1. Nuclear Turbine
1. Nuclear Turbine
Suit up and head into the radiation zone to replace a steam turbine in a nuclear power plant.
48min
Sep 27, 2008
2. Boeing 767
2. Boeing 767
Join a team of Boeing engineers and mechanics as they attempt to fix a damaged Boeing 767 jet.
46min
Sep 27, 2008
3. High-Voltage Power Lines
3. High-Voltage Power Lines
Join an elite corps of engineers who dangle from a helicopter and work with live power lines.
45min
Sep 30, 2008
4. 2,000-Foot Tower
4. 2,000-Foot Tower
Sean Riley works to fix a faulty TV antenna nearly half a mile in the air.
45min
Oct 21, 2008
5. Cruise Ship Engine
5. Cruise Ship Engine
Sean Riley races the clock to help add a more than 200-ton engine in a luxury cruise liner.
45min
Oct 28, 2008
6. Alaska Oil Pipeline
6. Alaska Oil Pipeline
Witness a risky fix on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline--one of the world's longest crude oil pipelines.
45min
Jun 10, 2009
7. Interstate Bridge
7. Interstate Bridge
Sean Riley joins a major effort to demolish a bridge and install a new throughway in just four days.
45min
Jun 23, 2010
8. Mississippi River Barge
8. Mississippi River Barge
Sean Riley heads to the Big Easy to help clear out a massive barge that's become stuck onshore.
45min
Jun 1, 2009
9. Thirty-Eight Ton Engine
9. Thirty-Eight Ton Engine
Sean Riley helps swap out a 38-ton engine on one of the largest ships in the Gulf of Mexico.
45min
Oct 7, 2008
10. Giant Telescope
10. Giant Telescope
Watch a team of engineers as they move and clean a 27-foot, 23-ton, $15 million telescope mirror.
45min
Oct 14, 2008
