There's a good review of the Kitty Hawk FJ-2 in the current (May 2020) issue of FineScale Modeler. One error I noticed in either the build or more likely the kit instructions was that the access door was mounted as if it were hinged at the bottom and lowered to be a shelf. It was actually completely removed and set aside on FJ-2s and early FJ-3s. The ability to hang the door from the side of the fuselage above the opening was subsequently provided.
Set aside (I think that might be it on top of the wing, end on):
Hung - note the open latches
There were pegs of some sort on the inboard side of the door that could be inserted into "keyholes" on the side of the fuselage.
The keyholes are within the black dots on the side of the fuselage on either side of LTJG Davis' name.
This is a closeup of the keyholes on the FJ-4:
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