Originally Posted by
tdracer
Anyone know if that hatch and the inertial reels were ever used in a real emergency?
I don't know about any emergency, but there was an occasion about 22 years ago where three crewmembers 'escaped' through this hatch and did a little dance on top of the upper deck fuselage. Photo reached the news outlets. The crewmembers involved had to look for a different employer shortly after.