Scary! DHL B757F main cargo door opens in flight

A scary moment for the crew of DHL B757F G-DHKZ (25620) on 13 February as the main cargo door completely opened shortly after taking-off from Leipzig.

The aircraft had departed from runway 26L for a short hop to Frankfurt-International, but aborted its climb at 5,700 feet when the cargo door opened. The B757F turned around immediately and made a safe and quick landing at runway 08R. The whole flight lasted for around fifteen minutes.

When the cargo door opened, several bits and pieces fell from the aircraft and landed closeby Schkopau power-plant, which is situated west of Leipzig Airport. Luckily, no one was injured by the debris and also the crew of the aircraft had no injuries except, perhaps, for some excessive sweating.

Photo via Twitter.