Originally Posted by
BlueMoon
That is the same amount of pressure on the pins, I'm going to say it would be near impossible to rotate the cams with that much pressure on it...the handle would snap first.
Isn't there a story floating around of a Comair FA who accidentally tried to open the door in flight? Something about the outer handle popped out in cruise and the crew asked her to pull it back in, instead she actuated door lever thingy (technical term).