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Pacific ocean below? but the key piece investigators would like to examine, the cargo door itself, is lost at sea. with no hard evidence, the ntsb issues a report 14 months after the accident. based on previous problems with other 747 cargo doors, the report mentions a possible electrical malfunction in the cargo door locking mechanisms. records as falling out of the ceiling. but aviation insiders recall most of the blame falling on the honolulu airport ground crew. it s one of the most interesting stories in aviation accident investigation, because initially, it was thought that the people closing the door had not done it properly and the door had not been sealed and latched properly. a number of employees that work for the airline had come forward after the problem saying, of all the individuals that work in honolulu, this person would be the least likely to not close the door properly. ....
He was known for being very meticulous. but absent any physical evidence to the contrary, the ntsb is bound by facts. and the best estimate of facts at that time said that he didn t close the door properly. is it human error or is there another explanation? it wasn t until a year and a half later when the navy went down and actually found the cargo door, the two pieces of the cargo door, brought them back up and they were examined that the real cause or the true cause of the event was identified. to follow the cargo door failure on united flight 811, it s important to understand the two-snap locking system that secures 747 cargo doors. first, a series of c-shaped latches electronically rotates around pins in the bottom of the door frame. then, for further reinforcement, ....
Problem. i would be reserved in what we have to think about. miles o brien, i ll save you for last. all these theories, you have to remember the plane did fly for seven hours. if there was any kind of smoke, fire, electrical failure, is that really possible for seven hours? marty savidge? the same point. that s the one flaw in this emergency scenario is that this aircraft, at least according to the data, continued to play the on in the air for a long time. doesn t match emergency. right. that s a great point brought up by mitchell and also martin savidge. the plane did fly on for hours. miles o brien. boeing builds hearty aircrafts. we ve seen them fly without cargo doors, we ve seen fly without a roof like we saw in aloha airlines. ....
Issues a report 14 months after the accident. based on previous problems with other 747 cargo doors, the report mentions a possible electrical malfunction in the cargo door locking mechanisms. records as falling out of the ceiling. but aviation insiders recall most of the blame falling on the honolulu airport ground crew. it s one of the most interesting stories in aviation accident investigation, because initially it was thought that the people closing the door had not done it properly and the door had not been sealed and latched properly. a number of employees that work for the airline had come forward after the problem saying, of all the individuals that work in honolulu, this person was the least likely to not close the door properly. he was known for being very meticulous. but absent any physical evidence to the contrary, the ntsb is bound by facts. ....
And the best estimate of facts at that time said he didn t close the door properly. is it human error or is there another explanation? it wasn t until a year and a half later when the navy went down and actually found the cargo door, the two pieces of the cargo door, brought them back up and they were examined. that the real cause or the true cause of the event was identified. to follow the cargo door failure on united flight 811, it s important to understand the two-snap locking system that secures 747 cargo doors. first, a series of c-shaped latches electronically rotates around pins in the bottom of the door frame. then for further reinforcement a handle moves l-shaped arms up against the c-latches to keep them in place. in addition, there are pins up and down both sides of the door. ....