The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, but had to turn back due to indication of an open cargo door.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back due to indication of an issue with a landing gear door.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The incident happened when the flight coming from Lagos, Nigeria, was taxiing on the runway.

One passenger fell out of the plane.

The airline said in a statement, “The emergency exit door of our aircraft are plug-type backed by pressure, which ordinarily cannot fall off without tampering or a conscious effort to open by a crew member or passenger.”

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The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying to Dusseldorf, Germany, on behalf of Air Berlin, had to return due to an open door indication.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

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The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of an open panel door.

The plane landed back safely. All 375 passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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The Canadair CRJ-200 flying on behalf of American Airlines was flying from Nashville, Tennessee, to Washington DC, when it had to divert due to indication of open door.

The plane landed safely.

All 47 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.

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The plane heading from Omaha, Nebraska, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the crew received an indication of an open door.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The plane took off for Blagoveshchensk, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of an open door.

The plane landed safely. There were 50 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

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The plane took off for Blagoveshchensk, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received an open door indication.

The plane landed back safely. All 50 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Paris, France, had just departed when the crew noticed an open cargo door indication.

The plane landed safely after dumping fuel.

No injuries were reported.

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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Port of Spain ,Trinidad/Tobago to Houston,TX
Where: Port of Spain
When: Aug 16 2011
Who: 155 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After takeoff, the crew noted an indication that a door was open.

The flight crew elected to return to the airport where they made a safe landing.
The door was closed, and the flight took off again and continued normally, arriving several hours late, but safely.

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The flight returned to Burlington International Airport not long after takeoff and made a safe landing.
There were no injuries reported.

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The hatch flew open on takeoff. See the link to a photograph of the open door posted on the NZ Herald

The doors tend to be left unlocked in case late bags come in; but that is not a good safety practice because a broken cargo door can smash the tail of the plane or worse.

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Passengers were rebooked on a Thursday morning flight out and provided overnight hotel accommodations.

Officials of the Director General of Civil Aviation have arrived to begin the official inquiry.

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What: Biman Bangladesh Airbus A310-300 en route from Kuwait to Dhaka Bangladesh
Where: Kuwait
When: Oct 14 2010
Who: 229 passengers
Why: During take-off, an indicator displayed that a cargo door was open, so the take-off was aborted; braking caught the wheels on fire. The plane was evacuated, with no injuries.

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What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from London to New York
Where: London
When: Oct 2 2010
Who: 296 aboard
Why: The plane took off, spent eleven minutes in the air and returned to make a safe landing in London.
After takeoff, a warning light notified the crew that a door was not firmly closed.

Passengers were rebooked on an alternative flight. The problem in the plane was traced not to an open door but a sequence glitch which occurred when a door handle moved enough to set off an alarm, and was logistically unable to be secured.

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What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 en route from Minneapolis to Saint Louis
Where: Minneapolis
When: Jun 7th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the crew had a technical problem, was alerted to landing gear doors open, and made a flyby to visually determine the doors were open. The plane landed safely No mention if the initial technical problem was the open doors or some other matter.

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What: American Airlines Boeing 767-200 en route from New York JFK to Los Angeles
Where: Dulles, Washington
When: Apr 6th 2010
Who: 152 passengers
Why: While en route, the systems detected an indication that a cargo door was “not fully secure”. The flight diverted to Dulles where it made an unscheduled stop, and landed safely. The cargo door problem was promptly taken care of by mechanics before the flight continued on to LA.

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What: Saudi Arabian Boeing 777-200 en route from New York to Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Where: New York
When: Nov 28th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the plane indicated a main gear door not closing. The plane dumped fuel and returned to NY for a safe landing less than an hour after take-off

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What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from Paris to Nice
Where: Paris
When: Nov 21st 2009
Who: N/A
Why: While en route, the Airbus control panel indicated that the gear door remained open after the gear was retracted. The plane returned to the Orly airport for a safe landing.

Note: We don’t have a follow-up indication telling us if this was a technical problem, a physical problem, or if the sensors or software was just overly sensitive.

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What: Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Istanbul to Konya
Where: Istanbul
When: Nov 22 2009
Who: 101 passengers
Why: While en route, the crew received an open cargo door indication. The plane returned to Ataturk Airport and made a safe landing. Passengers debarked and transferred to alternative flights.

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George’s Point of View

Better safe than sorry.

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