A320 Doors

Question 1

How many main doors are there?

Answer 1

4. Two forward and two aft.

Question 2

How many cargo doors are there?

Answer 2

3, one forward, one after, and one bulk

Question 3

How many avionics doors are there?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

How long is the rope used for emergency egress from the flight deck?

Answer 4

Long enough to be thrown out the OPPOSITE side cockpit window and escape safely

Question 5

What happens after someone enters the correct code in order to access the flight deck?

Answer 5

It causes a cockpit buzzer to sound for approximately 30 seconds. If the pilots inside make no response the door will automatically unlock after about 20 seconds, and will remain unlocked for only 5 seconds to allow emergency entry. After the 5 seconds the door automatically relocks. If the pilots do respond by selecting the cockpit door switch to LOCK, the buzzer turns off, the cockpit door remains locked, and no further request can be made for 20 minutes.

Question 6

What happens to the cockpit door if there’s a rapid pressure change?

Answer 6

It automatically unlocks

Question 7

What normally provides pressure for the forward and aft cargo doors?

Answer 7

The yellow electric pump. But there’s also a hand pump installed at the hydraulic maintenance panel when the electric pump is inoperative.