blues deville Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 .....opens in flight.http://avherald.com/h?article=47e66828 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Impressive. The article reads that the door opened at 2000 meters and the aircraft landed with minor, if any, damage. Don't know if that's accurate but that's a big door and LOTS of airflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Wonder if they thought about trying to close it with a bit of sideslip.(Can you imagine if that slammed shut?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Impressive design for that door to hang on until landing. Not sure who did this installation but Cascasdes Aerospace Abbottsford has completed several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Its not the first time this has happened to a main Cargo door. though the issues that allowed it to happen were supposed to be addressed to prevent it from happening again. guess that didn't quite work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hudson Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 TAMPA Colombia DC8-63F, July, 1997http://www.37000feet.com/report/373706/DC8-cargo-flight-has-cargo-door-open-at-4500-ft-Emergency-declared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I was looking for that exact picture. After this incident there were modifications to the doors put in place to "prevent" this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hudson Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Me too, and it was tough to find. The NASA ARS written about the event is pretty sparse - probably as it should be, "just the facts"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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