Originally Posted by AGA
A possibility is that he ............could not actually open the door until power to the locking mechanism was lost as engine failure occurred. ....................
This does tend to encourage speculation that he...................... gained access only after it unlocked on its own, by which time it was too late.
both 'assumptions' incorrect. The report states that the door was unlocked using the correct emergency procedure BEFORE engine failure. The puzzle is why it took over 2 hours to do so - perhaps the poor steward was working through all the codes. In any case, a single engine failure should not 'unlock' the door if the other engine generator is working. There is no indication that this was unserviceable.
Yes - the door may have hindered access if, as stated, there were some 'some anomalies in flight-deck access procedures at the airline' but that was in the hands of the airline, as the AMS crash was in the hands of the pilots.