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United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland. On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747-122 serving the flight experienced a cargo-door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu.
A similar accident on the United Airlines Flight 811 was caused in part by a single-switched safety circuit for the baggage door mechanism. Failure of the wiring insulation in that circuit allowed the baggage door to be unlocked by a false feed, leading to a catastrophic de-pressurisation, and the deaths of nine passengers.
United Airlines Flight 811: USA: Hawaii: Boeing 747: Dirt on microswitch/short circuit 9 Cargo door opened (electrical fault), causing surrounding structure to fail leaving large hole; landed safely 1989-09-08 Partnair Flight 394: Denmark: 18 km north of Hirtshals: Convair 580: Improper maintenance: use of counterfeit aircraft parts 55
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How about Flight 811? Tabletop 12:11, 1 November 2008 (UTC) In the case of all 747 cargo doors, at the time, only the powered cable (circuit) was open-circuited by the switch. Any short-circuit from a live source would cycle the door-lock motor. Lin 11:38, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Mexico City was diverted to Los Angeles Friday after an issue with the plane’s hydraulic system, the airline said. It was the carrier’s fourth ...
Flight 811 may refer to: Listed chronologically. China Airlines Flight 811, crash-landed in Manila on 27 February 1980; Aeroflot Flight 811, collided mid-air on 24 August 1981; China Airlines Flight 811, the flight of Ninoy Aquino on 21 August 1983, who was assassinated while deplaning; see Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire. Several of the 167 passengers aboard the Boeing 737 took video ...