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• Fortunately the loose bolts and the tight bolts of the door plugs that didn’t fail will give a lot of clues to what is going on.I’m no expert but it seems to me that step one is to scrap door plug’s entirely..
• @DavidPHaving an actual door in place instead of a door plug would require that row of seats to be spaced farther back to allow for an emergency exit..
• This hasn’t been identified as the cause of the door plug detaching from the airframe of a 737 MAX 9, or of loose bolts found on other aircraft, but the possibility needs to be investigated..
• Accounting based companies are the bane of American corporate culture.There are 4 bolts total that keep the door plug from moving upward out of its locked position, where when locked it rests against 12 stop pads that prevent outward movement due to pressurization..
• More About Gary »More articles by Gary Leff »What I don’t understand is if there is a door there instead of a plug, wouldn’t the door just be bolted onto the aircraft as well?.
• There’s an updated one dated Jan 17.Using door plugs to eliminate the emergency exit door is an option for the airline..