nodrama,
Thanks for confirming what I'd heard
While waiting for the MOR report ....
This appears to have been an inadvertent operation of the jettison lever,
after which the aircraft continued in flight and the door fell off - I heard a speed of 120 kts mentioned....
Begs a couple more questions - assuming the lever was wire locked as suggested, how easy / difficult is it to operate ? - Never having tried one I would imagine that it had to be a fairly positive action, to prevent inadvertent / accidental operation.
Training - did the person in the front left seat who operated the lever know that this action pulls the hinge pins out ,and that they are not be pushed back in when the lever is raised again, and was anything declared at the time to the pilot ?
There isn't
AFAIK, a caption to indicate front door open / part open etc, so is there an emergency procedure / what is the emergency procedure if the lever is inadvertently operated in flight - Land immediately / Land as soon as practicable ? ?
