FAA Inspectors Missed United Cargo Door Latch Violations
FAA officials admitted missed warnings on United Airlines cargo door inspections after the fatal February 24 crash of United Flight 811. The NTSB hearings revealed maintenance gaps, clerical errors, and limited agency manpower to review compliance with airworthiness directives. Boeing and Pan Am testimony highlighted how cam locks can fail under manual or electrical backdriving, challenging latching reliability.
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FAA orders doubling cam locks after 1987 Pan Am door scare
Pan Am officials testified ground crews backdrived latches to verify engagement, while United claimed not the practice. After the 1987 Pan Am 747 door opening the FAA required aluminum doublers by 1989, but United had not updated the plane involved in the Feb. 24 incident. Fitzgerald defended the 747 cargo door as safe, suggesting a ground worker left the door unreleased, with Boeing officials unsure of the cause. United acknowledged mechanics failed FAA inspection directives due to an omitted wording in the maintenance manual.
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