B757-200 Door opening

Door re-opened before this flight to Newark on a 757-200 due to required paperwork not on-board - at least the cabin crew are getting paid during this delay as the door had already been closed for departure! Complex pieces of engineering, these aircraft entry doors!

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• 757
• boeing 757-200
• aircraft door
• exit door
• cabin crew
• flight attendant
• door operation
• arrival

[northernstudio]

I've always wondered: What if some stupid or drunk passenger thrusted the lever in mid flight?? What would happen realistically?

[Exupery747]

@northernstudio @northernstudio the answer is: nothing at all - the pressure differential will keep the door tightly in place against its frame. Any movement of the handle will illuminate a warning on the flight deck, so the crew will be aware. However, the forces involved in a pressurized cabin ensure that even brute force will not be able to move the door from its closed position.

[marklaw]

That FA looks like a bitch!

[Exupery747]

@marklaw well - the attitude was definitely: I'm the jailer and you are the prisoners. I bet she would have performed excellently well in an evacuation though ;)

[skidrum11]

How does the top and bottom of the door seal?

[Exupery747]

@skidrum11 there are retractable panels about 3 inches in height at the top and bottom of the door exterior that fold inwards to about 45 degrees, which has the effect of shortening the door for opening and closing. When the door closes against its frame, the final movement of the door handle to the closed position operates these panels to close the gaps. you can see the top panel in my other video at 0:06secs 'B757-200 Door Closing'

[crichey1000]

Wow! I have NEVER been on Continental Airlines before!

[AcepilotC172]

A lot of the flt atds here in the US are nothing but a bunch of a sky sluts and bad attitudes...FUCKING HATE THEM!!!!

[CBSnews2010]

where was this flight to email me at mroth00@gmail.com

[consrignornt]

@marklaw you look like a bitch

[DeutschFlugbesatzung]

hes blaming the ground staff, even though he should be blaming himself or the flight crew. they shouldve checked that it was onboard

[n310ea]

Are power doors easier to open than manual doors?

[tigersfanatic98]

shes like BITCH im coming in!

[out0fstepxxx]

@Exupery747 Wait, I thought there was some serious lock on that thing. There isn't?!

[Mindraker1]

@Exupery747 Ah, but this is youtube, where the trivial is extraordinary, and the significant is trivial.

[JetMechMA]

757 doors are old fashioned and awkward. A320 doors are VERY easy to use. You can swivel an A320 door with the tip of your finger.