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Lesson. >> the final cause, according to the ntsb, faulty wiring that allowed the properly closed door to unlatch some time between the closing of the door and takeoff. in other words, it happened on the ground, but the ground crew didnt do it. before this accident, there were several other documented cases of electrical problems with cargo doors on 747s. in fact, boeing had alerted airlines to the problem, and the faa had given airlines nearly two years to perform the $2,000 per door upgrade at...

To unlatch, sometime between the closing of the door and takeoff. in other words, it happened on the ground, but the ground crew didnt do it. before this accident, there were several other documented cases of electrical problems with cargo doors on 747s. in fact, boeing had alerted airlines to the problem, and the faa had given airlines nearly two years to perform the $2,000 per door upgrade at the airlines expense. when united 811 took off on february 24th, 1989 the deadline was a year away, an...

The closing of the door and takeoff. in other words, it happened on the ground, but the ground crew didnt do it. before this accident, there were several other documented cases of electrical problems with cargo doors on 747s. in fact, boeing had alerted airlines to the problem, and the faa had given airlines nearly two years to perform the $2,000 per door upgrade at the airlines expense. when united 811 took off on february 24th, 1989 the deadline was a year away, and the problem was scheduled t...

The ntsb, faulty wiring that allowed the properly closed door to unlatch, some time between the closing of the door and takeoff. in other words, it happened on the ground, but the ground crew didnt do it. before this accident, there were several other documented cases of electrical problems with cargo doors on 747s. in fact, boeing had alerted airlines to the problem, and the faa had given airlines nearly two years to perform the $2,000 per door upgrade at the airlines expense. when united 811 t...

Two years to perform the $2,000 per door upgrade at the airlines expense. when united 811 took off on february 24th, 1989 the deadline was a year away, and the problem was scheduled to be corrected by united two months after the accident. to this day, that angers passenger dick gutschall. seat 7c. >> there was a warning out by the faa that that door had a problem. united chose not to correct it. thats the only thing that really bothered me, because i still fly united. they made a mistake there, ...