El lute
The doors on the TriStar rocket up into the a/c skin when the emergency system is activated, they are on a big spring! In the case of the Saudia TriStar I believe the problem was compounded by the aircraft not being fully de-pressurised, so the doors couldn't open.
There are numerous theories, including a dyslexic FE unable to read the check-list, the captain didn't want to stop because a Royal Flight was waiting to depart, etc. etc.
Last edited by BlueEagle; 24th August 2005 at 11:58.