Originally Posted by
MechEngr
The plug will be an exit door with an internal panel to cover access to the release mechanism so no rivets or hiloks. In that case I'd guess the exit door wasn't properly latched before the interior panel was installed. Queue up an inspection of all such installations.
Assuming the exit door is the cause, who would have configured the door to be properly latched and secured prior to the installation of the panel, Alaska or Boeing?