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EDIT: The original post alleging a cargo door was open was removed and replaced with this one: It’s the comms panel that was left open, not the cargo door, apparently
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Jetstar flight forced to abort takeoff after door left open
A Jetstar flight heading from Melbourne to Launceston has been forced to slam the brakes on takeoff due to a door on their communication system being left open.
Aside from maybe tower, who would have been the last person that would have had to actually see that panel?
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They would plug in. Much more reliable. No risk of people speaking over each other, or of mistakenly responding to the wrong aircraft/ground person.I have seen tug drivers plug into an aircraft comm's panel to communicate with pilots. No idea if JQ do that or have radio.
This would have been the responsibility of the ground crew. No point in the pilots looking as it would normally be opened well after they've completed their preflight.Presumably the FO/other who did the pre-departure walk-around OR as mwenenzi mentioned, a tug driver.
I wonder how fast they were going. Presumably slowly, as it would not be considered cause for an abort faster than 80 knots or so.As an aside, interesting that ATC had their glasses on the front of this aircraft as it rolled down the runway.