From: "Emmanuel.Gustin"

B2431 wrote:

: I agree a big chunk of skin suddenly departing the aircraft can cause major
: damage and fatalities like the Hawaii Air stewardess deplaning prematurely.
: There was also a case in the 1970s of a DC-10(?) where the aft cargo hatch
blew
: and took a row or two of seats with it.

IIRC there have been incidents with the cargo hatches of DC-10s,
but not limited to the loss of a number of seats; the entire
aircraft was lost --- depressurisation of the cargo bay
caused the cabin floor to collapse, destroying the control
runs.

As a result, modern aircraft were designed to have vents around
the cabin floor.

Emmanuel Gustin


You are correct. The only one I could think of off the top of my head was where
the last row or two caved. I don't recall if the aircraft landed safely. If
memory serves it occurred near or over Turkey.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired