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Old 18th Jan 2003, 01:36
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mustafagander
 
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Intruder,

The reason for the blow out panels and press equalising vents throughout the a/c is the Paris DC10 aft bulk cargo door failure. These panels are certified to cope with a cargo door blow out at max diff, 9.4 psi on the B744. The DC10 was lost because, in short, the rear cabin floor partly collapsed and severed/disabled the flight control cables. no FBW in those days, just good old stainless cables.
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