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DOORS Flashcards

1
Q

How many pax doors does the A320 have?

A

4

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2
Q

What do you do if an emergency slide does not inflate automatically?

A

A cabin crew member can use the manual inflation handle

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3
Q

If somebody opens an armed door from the outside, will the slide deploy?

A

No, opening from the outside disarms the slide

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4
Q

How many cargo doors does the A320 have?

A

3

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5
Q

How many over-wing emergency exits does the A320 have?

A
  1. 2 on each side of the fuselage
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6
Q

What does the white and red indicator (below the door window) mean?

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White light: Illuminates if control handle is operated when slide is armed. The “slide armed” indication appears in black.

Red light: Flashes when one or both engines stopped, the slides are disarmed and the cabin diff is above 2,5 hpa

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7
Q

How do you open the over-wing emergency exits and escape slides?

A
  • Remove handle cover, THE HANDLE LIGHT and SLIDE ARMED indicator illuminates
    *Pull the CONTROL HANDLE, the exit opens inwards
  • Lift EXIT from frame by holding the HANDLE RECESS
  • Throw exit out

Slides will be inflated automatically when an emergency over-wing exit is opened

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8
Q

How many emergency slides does the A320 have?

A

6
Dual lane at the over-wing exits and single lane at the pax doors

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9
Q

What are the indications on the DOOR SD that doors are:
- Closed and locked
- Open and not locked

Indication that slides are armed?

A

Green: Closed and locked
Amber: Not locked
Slide indication: white when the slides are armed

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10
Q

How can the cockpit crew escape the cockpit if the door is jammed?

A
  1. Use the escape ropes
  2. The escape panel on the door. This panel can only be removed from the cockpit side by pulling the quick release pins towards the centre of the flap and kicking the panel open outwards into the cabin
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11
Q

Loss of electrical power to the cockpit door causes what to happen?

A

The door will be automatically unlocked, but will remain closed

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12
Q

Can you open the cockpit sliding windows from the outside?

A

No

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13
Q

What powers the FWD and AFT cargo doors?

A

The YELLOW HYD SYSTEM

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14
Q

How is the bulk cargo door operated?

A

Manually

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15
Q

Can you open the cargo doors if the YELLOW HYD SYSTEM electrical pump fails:

A

Yes, you can use a hand pump that is located on the hydraulic maintenance panel

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16
Q

How many avionic compartment access doors are available and how are they operated?

A

4 inward-opening manually operated doors

17
Q

What does illumination of the red cabin pressure light mean on the main cabin door?

A

It indicates that the aircraft cabin is still pressurized and the cabin door should not be opened

18
Q

Where is the slide for the overwing exits stored?

A

In the fuselage at the rear of the wing

19
Q

What does an “X” on the DOOR/OXY SD PAGE indicate for a door?

A

The information is not valid

20
Q

What does amber “AVIONIC—–” mean on the DOOR/OXY SD PAGE?

A

The door is not locked

21
Q

What does white “AVIONIC—–” mean on the DOOR/OXY SD PAGE?

A

The information is not valid

22
Q

What does white “SLIDE” mean on the DOOR/OXY SD PAGE?

A

The slide is armed

23
Q

On the cockpit door keypad, what does the following lights mean_
1. Green steady light
2. Green flashing light
3. Red light
4. White light

A
  1. The door can be opened. Door is unlocked either by crew action or automatically when no flight crew action is performed during the delay (5s) following an emergency access request
  2. An emergency request to enter the cockpit. A buzzer will sound continuously but no action to open the door has yet been taken by the crew
  3. Access denied and door remains locked
  4. Comes on each time a key is pressed
24
Q

What does
1. UNLOCK
2. NORM
3. LOCK
mean on the center pedestal cockpit door panel?

A
  1. Unlocks the door. Pull switch and hold it in UNLOCK until door is pushed opened
  2. All latches are locked, and EMERGENCY access is possible for the cabin crew
  3. The door is locked. Emergency access, the buzzer and the keypad are inhibited for a pre-selected time (5-20 min)
25
Q

What does the “OPEN” light being ON indicate on the center pedestal cockpit door panel?

A

The door is not closed

26
Q

What does the “OPEN” light flashing indicate on the center pedestal cockpit door panel?

A

The cabin crew has started an emergency access procedure. If there is no reaction from the flight crew, the door will unlock at the end of the adjustable time delay

27
Q

What does the STRIKE lights TOP, MID, BOT mean on the overhead control panel for the cockpit door?

A

The corresponding (upper, mid or lower) locking latch is operative if lights are OFF

28
Q

What does the pressure sensors do on the overhead control panel for the cockpit door?

A

The two pressure sensors enables rapid pressure variations to be detected in the cockpit. If detected, opening of all latches occurs when a defined pressure drop is detected.

29
Q

What does “CHAN” on the overhead control panel for the cockpit door mean?

A

Lights OFF means pressure senors are operative
These indicators enable the crew to identify the faulty item, when the Central Pedestal Fault indicator light is ON

30
Q

What does the “VIDEO” push-button do on the center pedestal cockpit door panel?

A

It selects various camera image displays

AIRBUS A320 (33 decks)

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