Bottom clamshell door popped open

[Timcote1960]

No damage, I too was unaware this could happen—that the bottom door could open with the top door closed and locked at both the handle slider and the black button at the bottom of the window.

I think that advice—-always close the door myself, is a practice I will adopt forever more.

Tim

[patrolpilot]

Glad every one is okay. I’m another guy that always leans over and manipulates the door, bottom and top. I might have the pax pull the door down, but I’m very careful with that on my non-pressurized airplane. They always seem to want to grab the very end of the handle and I can see it possibly snapping . Also, I’ve observed they rotate the handle before the door half is fully closed. Better I do it.

[Joes]

If these are installed correctly I can't see how the bottom door can open without the top opening first. Regards, Joe