767-300 Center Doors

[PhilDernerJr]

I noticed that some 767-300s have doors over the wings, while others have them raer of the wings.

Why would they be made differently? I thought that was weird when I noticed it.

[T-Bird76]

It depends on how the airline ordered the plane. As an example some 757s have a mid cabin door and no window exits while some have window exits and not mid cabin door. Its just like if you get leather or cloth for your car, planes have lots of options and configurations to.

[nwafan20]

Or it could be based on the model (Size) of the 767, like the A319/A320/A321,

The A319 has 1 over-wing exit
The A320 has 2 over-wing exits
The A321 has 0 over-wing exits, rather it has mid-cabin exits

[T-Bird76]

Or it could be based on the model (Size) of the 767, like the A319/A320/A321,

The A319 has 1 over-wing exit
The A320 has 2 over-wing exits
The A321 has 0 over-wing exits, rather it has mid-cabin exits

Ah the 767-300 only comes in one size like the 757-200. Its the configuration that the airline ordered.

See here...

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1137512/M/
Mid cabin door no window exits.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1136670/M/
No mid cabin door but window exits.

The planes are the same size just configured to the airlines wants.

[Ari707]

It also depends on the # of seats the airline plans for the plane, the more seat the more exits needed!

[nwafan20]

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see him say -300. I thought he ment 767 in general.

[Winglets747]

I think it also matters to airline preference. BA, for example, use a second set of main doors near the wing to break up F and C. A second set of doors on AA and DL, for example, would cut right through the Y cabin, losing seats, whereas window exits do not take away seats (but do somewhat affect pitch and spacing).

On a side note, DL has a few 763s with a second set of main doors. These are ex-Gulf Air birds that DL acquired.

-Will