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Old 7th Jan 2024, 18:17
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Originally Posted by MechEngr
I think Chris misspoke; not a big deal for the pressure from the interest in the topic. The door is stopped from moving down by the top of the slot in the door guide. I think he missed that the closeup was of the other side of the door than he expected as the rest of the diagram labels are correct, showing the door moving up to disengage.
I think you're right. Listening to him, I misunderstood the guide track diagram beginning at about 6:27. I didn't notice that the track is on the door and the pin on the frame. [Edit: Which seemed counterintuitive to me.]

So, without the bolts, the springs on the hinges are going to be doing their best to free the plug from the guide tracks, and are very likely to succeed before very long. I wonder how many cycles this aircraft had in a bit more than two months..
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