Answer: gremlins

AnswerCrossword Clue
GREMLINSScapegoats for airmen.
GREMLINSImps.
GREMLINS1984 comic horror film
GREMLINSUnseen troublemakers
GREMLINS1984 Phoebe Cates film shown on AMC, appropriately?
gremlinsSuch a problem or fault
gremlinsAn imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for an unexplained problem or fault, esp. a mechanical or electronic one
gremlinsGREMLIN, a mischievous creature