Accident synopsis for the two accidents mentioned above:
China Northwest
Just before rotation on takeoff, the right-side flap actuator failed causing the flaps to retract. Unable to get the aircraft into the air, the crew had no other option but to abort the takeoff. The aircraft overran the runway and crashed into a lake.
Morocco
The aircraft crashed into a hill in a forest 20 miles north of Nador. Cause unknown.
RD - the door drops on its hinges if someone (ie not a crew member, but a caterer or some such) fails to close it properly. If you rotate the handle before the door is fully closed, the door will lower itself outside the door frame, and it is too heavy to lift up using the door handle. The solution is to have someone on the ground push the door up from outside, while pressing the door plunger (inside the frame) and rotating the hadle. It usually happens without causing damage.
I flew the 146 for nearly six years, and liked it much better than the 737 I am on now in all respects except grunt. Never had a problem with fumes on the flightdeck - even when they were reported in the cabin.
[This message has been edited by Checkboard (edited 28 April 2001).]