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Old 17th Jan 2003, 20:08
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There was a DC-10 (I think) accident a while ago that was caused by the cargo door opening in flight due to a poor latch and the difference in internal pressure and external pressure caused the floor of the plane to collapse and the plane went down as it was fly-by-wire and the pilots no longer had any control.

It doesn't answer your question at all, but at least it shows the difference in pressure is substantial.
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