Door
Flaps
Flaps noun - A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
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When a cargo door opened in flight over the Pacific, causing an explosive decompression, he was nonetheless able to land the crippled jet at Honolulu safely, despite it being overloaded, two engines destroyed and damage to the wing flaps meaning he had to land much faster then normal.
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