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Old 14th Aug 2013, 09:52
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DaveReidUK
 
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The other critical difference between the two engine cowls is that, when unlatched, the CFM cowl door sits with a noticeable gap around the forward and aft edges of the door, sufficient to insert your fingers and pull the unlatched door open.

The V2500, on the other hand, has a smaller gap (which you can't get your fingers into) when unlatched, such that it's usually necessary to pull on the bottom edge of the door to open it. The smaller gap, of course, is easier to miss, as events have shown.

See


and


(around 2:15 on both videos)
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