Originally Posted by
Re-Heat
How do you know that they are not open as they have been scraped? Were you there? This is just yet another example of aviation insiders' arrogance towards straightforward journalism that avoids going into unnecessary detail.
Unlikely to be open due to tail strike (though off course possible) more likely the doors are open for inspection, I was involved in a tail strike several years ago and the doors were simply worn through, without coming to conclusions closers pics would be required.