US safety regulators are recommending a series of checks on certain Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, after an incident in which the main cargo door opened during flight. The US FAA has stopped ...

The agency made several recommendations for owners and operators to test opening, closing, and latching the main cargo door on 757-200 series aircraft. These recommendations come after an incident ...

Unlike the Boeing 737, 747, 767 and 777, the 757 airframe has not been developed ... the former civilian airliners were fitted with large cargo doors allowing the loading of up to 11 pallets ...