Sensor fault and missed indications preceded EMB-545’s door opening during climb

Embraer 545 door incident-c-NTSB

Source: NTSB

US investigators probing the in-flight opening of an Embraer EMB-545’s passenger door have determined that a corroded and jammed door sensor falsely indicated to the crew that it was locked prior to departure.

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