Originally Posted by
Illini
If my University's system class was right, the doors are held up hydraulically. But, if they had a loss of hydraulic pressure, then the ailerons and rudder wouldn't function. I don't this was the issue.
Thats what I was talking about. The gear doors, not the flight controls. And like I said, they would have known about it WAY prior to the before landing check and verifying the gear was down and locked.