DHL 757-200 cargo door opened in flight.

[Tony1963]

Another of those incidents that I’m glad to be nowhere near. Nobody hurt, no cargo lost.

https://www.aeroinside.com/15355/dhl-b752-at-leipz...

[Tony1963]

Eek. Proper open.

[G600]

Yikes, I was assuming it was a lower door, that must have added some drag!

Edited by G600 on Sunday 14th February 20:43

[BrettMRC]

Surprised that didn't get ripped to shreds?!

[dvs_dave]

Interesting that it wasn’t immediately ripped off. Presumably it happened at relatively low speed and altitude as I’d imagine if it happened during cruise, it would have been catastrophic.

Edited by dvs_dave on Thursday 18th February 04:35

[Tony1963]

It’s in the articled I linked to.

[BrettMRC]

It's still surprising it's not ripped up the fuselage more? (hard to tell from the pics, but the "substantial" damage must be largely internal?)

[Eric Mc]

The 757 was not originally designed as a freighter. Therefore, cutting a large hole in the fuselage to accommodate the freight door means that, once the door is open, the fuselage is substantially weakened. Because of this, there are strict limits on the circumstances in which the door can be opened - such as restrictions on moving the aircraft on the ground, the speed at which it can be towed etc.

There is a strong possibility that the door opening in flight could have significantly damaged the fuselage structure.

[dvs_dave]

Tony1963 said:

It’s in the articled I linked to.

My presumptions were correct