Hi,
Seems that it was the second attempt with the lever. Yes, they used a "long" nose pin that was fitted corectly. However, the doors may have caught on the streamer and pulled it out on the first "retraction".
The nose pin was locally manufactured by BA and is approved for use under all circumstances. These pins are a cheap second compared to the Boeing part but are widely used within BA. Cost cutting that never pans out.
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The local BA manager is known as the Village Idiot!! He has recently precided over one Engineer being sacked and another demoted. Mostly to cover for his own incompitance.
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Casto