AFAIK there have been no instances where a locked flight deck door has saved anyone.. .. .In the example of an aircraft accident where the pax are escaping and the flight deck crew incapacitated the crew would have to be left to burn.. .. .If there was a lock on the door of the BA 1-11 where the flight deck window blew out, the captain would now be dead - it was only the purser grabbing his legs that saved him from exiting the aircraft.. .. .I have a feeling that now all the airlines are beefing up flightdeck doors - in a few years after we have seen some accidents caused by these new doors we will be re-instationg the old ones <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> . .. .(by flight deck door lock I mean the new deadbolt type - not the old electric ones that are easily overcome) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 28 March 2002, 16:40: Message edited by: Jet II ]</small>