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In Brief: Viral Photo Shows Air China 737’s Door Improperly Locked During Takeoff
Jesse Tabit March 24, 2015
Air China is under fire thanks to a photo of one of its Boeing 737-800 taking off from Beijing Capital International Airport (BJS). Aviation safety experts have said the photo, which was uploaded to Chinese social media networks earlier this month and has since gone viral, shows an improperly-fastened aircraft door with its lock drawn out.
According to an Air China representative, an investigation conducted by the airline found the lock was in its “normal” position when the aircraft departed. Skeptics, however, remain critical of the “sloppy and careless” attitude exhibited by the cabin crew toward proper safety measures.
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In Brief: Viral Photo Shows Air China 737’s Door Improperly Locked During Takeoff
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Since these are plunge doors; would the cabin pressure prevent the opening during flight even when improperly locked? One might think that Boeing and the rest of the aircraft companies build in a fail-safe feature. Am I wrong?
The outer door handle doesn't have the first thing to do with cabin crews. The cabin door is can be closed and secured from either the outside or inside locking handle. Just because the outer handle wasn't in the fared position, doesn't mean that the pax were in any sort of danger. Once again the media reporting on something they don't comprehend and fail to do adequate research.
Please don't blame the entire region. Seven of the world's ten safest airlines are Asian/Australasian.
Surely the slide/raft could not be armed with the handle in this position right? That to me is a far bigger concern than the door coming open under pressure (extremely unlikely/impossible).
What's with these Asian carriers? I am mortified.