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Does anyone here know how the real emergency exit door mounts versus the plug door?
by beej71 3y ago
Does anyone here know how the real emergency exit door mounts versus the plug door?
- p_l 3y agoIIRC there's essentially a door assembly that supports opening once, so it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of normal door assembly, that fits into the same mounting points as the plug door but also has components that enable opening it.
- alistairSH 3y agoThere are some photos of the installed plug out there. Basically a bunch (4 really large, 4+ smaller, IIRC) bolts that connect the plug to brackets on the fuselage. The big bolts have castle nuts and cotter pins, the smaller bolts don’t appear to have retention devices. In one of the photos (I believe it was a United 737) those bolts appeared loose. Again, all what I remember seeing in photos, so YMMV. The real door probably uses the same brackets and basic attachment points, as it’s designed to be retrofitted after delivery should the operator decide to increase seat count.