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Old 10th Jan 2015, 04:08
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Plumb Bob
 
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sopwithnz posted a link of a remarkable short video today (Saturday Jan. 10) 00:48 GMT in (permalink) http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ml#post8818649.

The Youtube link for that short but remarkable video is http://youtu.be/-ATg1APGVYM .
What you see is divers entering the opening of the RH aft full-size door (normally used as a service door). This part of the structure appears to be laying more or less on its left side.
Clues (at t = 6s) for which door opening it is are the rain gutter above the aft top corner of the door cut-out, as well as the dark external paint on which the last letter of the large “AirAsia” fin and tailcone decoration can just be seen.
At t = 27 s the camera is panning around the door post (or possibly the open door) with what seems to be the typical handgrip that you grab to not lose your footing when handling the door (which rests parallel to the fuselage in the open position).

What this area may look like on an A320 in maintenance:
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/26/35...D2D6993-01.jpg looking across and aft, galley removed
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/26/35...D2D6832-01.jpg looking aft, galley installed.
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