landing gear doors not closed??

[js51672]

Hi
I found a picture of a Turkish 340 on last final, just before landing
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6738791" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
looking to the Landinggear doors, I think they are not correct locked/ closed
Is that normal for this airplane??


greetings,
Jeroen

[ssb-spotting]

No Jeroen, this is not normal. All doors should be closed during the landing In this case I think there was no damage,
because they where not totally opened. Otherwise, they could chafe over the runway, if the plane should be totally loaded.
Nice picture by the way!

edit: I don't now what would happen with a A-340, but a Boeing 747 can't open these landing bay doors when it's on the ground,
while it's loaded with fuel, passengers or cargo. The doors will hit the ground