Originally Posted by
D Bru
Re-examining some pictures I suddenly realised that the door plug wasn't intended to be fitted on N704AL (LN 8789), but on N705AL (LN8799), the latter delivered last December. Coincidence, normal practice? Original door plug intended for N704AL with issues, e.g. not a good fit?
Speculating now, with hindsight maybe also the second door plug wasn't the greatest fit (resulting in top door plug frame cracks?). Perhaps its the door plug batch (since similar door plugs are already in use since 2007 on the NG-900ER w/o any reported problems) or the door frame of N704AL?
I am not able to include URLs yet ;-(. The picture shows some hand written text. The text states "Made in Malaysia". Does Spirit have a subsidiary in Malaysia or is this a product from a subcontractor-subcontractor? How many levels of subcontractors are involved?