Originally Posted by
MechEngr
Amazingly the nearby tray table remained in place.
And the safety card in the pocket in front. Better attached than that door.
Originally Posted by
runner1021
All things considered, Boeing had a very lucky day. Had this happened on a flight halfway to PHNL at FL390, Boeing would no longer be in the commercial aircraft business.
They had 2 no-survivor crashes in a row of the same type, and are still in business.