Turkish Airlines Flight 981

Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a flight that flew on a Ankara-Charles de Gaulle International Airport (near Paris) - London Heathrow Airport (London) route. The aircraft, a DC-10 was leased from American Airlines in 1973.

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Outward-opening cargo doors are inherently non-fail safe. While an inward opening door (a plug door) which is unlatched will not open due to the pressure differential, an outward opening, non-plug type door needs to be locked shut to prevent unwanted opening. This makes it particularly important that the locking mechanisms be secured. Aircraft types other than the DC-10 have also experienced catastrophic failures of a door: The Boeing 747 has experienced a number of such incidents, the most noteworthy of which occurred aboard United Airlines Flight 811 in February 1989, when the cargo door failed, and caused a section of the fuselage to fail, causing the deaths of 9 passengers who were expelled from the aircraft.

Related Topics:
Plug door - Boeing 747 - United Airlines Flight 811 - February - 1989

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