The bathroom door had fallen into the corridor where passengers commonly wait for their turn to use the bathroom, according to photos of the event. In another image, cabin crew members can be seen attempting to fix the entrance.
Lo claimed that there were 50-50 percent more likely that the aluminum-made door would fall outward than inside.
Despite being compact, the doorway was capable of causing some damage if it fell on travellers ‘ heads or shoulders, he added.
I think the passengers would experience both physically and mentally if a passenger used the restroom and the door slammed inside. He or she may feel really awkward and interrupted”, he said.
Former Hong Kong Institution of Engineers chair Darryl Chan Chun-hoi said he would not speculate on the cause of the accident, but that the airline would examine whether the lock had been damaged or not properly maintained.
There was no process for handling fixtures that fell during take-off, but the focus in such incidents was to keep the house safe, which the trip attendant had done correctly, he claimed.
Both professionals claimed that there was no need for passengers to be concerned about the event.
” Everything that breaks is no good to see”, Chan said. ” But again, if you go to use a rental vehicle, or if you go to a hotel or you go to a shopping center, how many items are broken?
This content was first published in SCMP.