Do you consider your luggage to be safe on a flight?...i think not

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Batfink replied on Tue, Oct 23 2007 5:34 PM

The FAA have reported this as the cargo door actually separating from the aircraft though according to the news reports it simply opened in flight -

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: ACQ718        Make/Model: CRJ2      Description: CANADAIR CRJ-200, RJ-200 REGIONAL JET
  Date: 10/21/2007     Time: 1545

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: CHICAGO   State: IL   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  DELTA CONNECTION FLIGHT 4718, A CANADAIR CRJ-200 AIRCRAFT, ON DEPARTURE, 
  EXPERIENCED A CABIN PRESSURE PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO LAND, IT WAS 
  DETERMINED THAT A BAGGAGE DOOR BLEW OFF SPILLING TWO BAGS ONTO THE GROUND, 
  NO INJURIES REPORTED, CHICAGO, IL

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Business      Phase: Take-off      Operation: Air Carrier


  FAA FSDO: WEST CHICAGO, IL  (GL03)              Entry date: 10/22/2007