Air Corps chopper got in to difficulty?

[DeV Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close DeV]

There is a difference between the doors being open and the doors coming off!

[Barry Lt General Find all posts View Profile Close Barry]

The door came off as a result of it opening in flight, Dev. It didn't just magically fall off of it's own accord.

[DeV Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close DeV]

So if the ground crew want/need to take the doors off they just open them and they slide off (without any other safety catches, pins, etc needing to be removed?

What I'm trying to say/ask is how come in this pic the door hasn't fallen off? I presume there is something else that has to be done to make it fall off apart from just opening the door (thinking of the Merlin incident).

http://fileserver.4pm.ie/Upload/19/19413-XQy.jpg

[concussion Gunner Find all posts View Profile Close concussion]

Maybe the force of it opening at speed broke whatever retaining pins/catches which hold it on?

[GoneToTheCanner C/S Find all posts View Profile Close GoneToTheCanner]

The door would have a posted maximum opening speed, if that was the case and would be able to withstand higher speeds if it absolutely had to.
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[DeV Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close DeV]

Thanks for clearing that up, the report isn't on the AAIU website, is it an internal report?

[GoneToTheCanner C/S Find all posts View Profile Close GoneToTheCanner]

Air Corps reports are not routinely published for public consumption. D248 was an exception.
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