"Emergency Exit Limit" - pax

[FlightDetent]

I have been told that max pax on A321 is 220 "heads", A320 180, A319 149 (unless you have dual overwing installation).

So I tried to locate a reference in available documents (FCOM 1, 3, AFM, W&B Manual) ...to no avail. Can you please direct my attention to a proper book? Reference/definition in certification requirements would help very much as well.

Thank you,
FD.
(the un-real)

[AirRabbit]

Here is a link for that information as far as operations in the US goes. It may be different elsewhere, however.
http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/examiners_inspectors/8400/media/volume3/3_010_07.pdf
Scroll down to page two and beyond. I hope this helps.

[FlightDetent]

Thank you, that is brilliant!

If I understood correctly, "airlines" are binded by p.121 to keep certain standarts (I am hugely unfamiliar with FAA regulatory system) and the document you referenced gives guidance to inspectors what are the type specific limits.

Our 321 are operated 212Y and there are 3 spare jumpseats available to passengers under certain restrictions. On top of that, infant number is limited to 10 by available emergency equipment (lifejackets ...) which brings total head count up to 225 theoretically. I am led to believe this would be illegal (not that it ever happened), but I found no reference anywhere. I think the limit may come from FAR or BCAR aircraft certification requirements, yet I need to estabilish "paper" reference to clarify the topic.

FD
(the un-real)

[OverRun]

On the US type certificate: TYPE CERTIFICATION DATA SHEET A28NM
and EASA TYPE-CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET AIRBUS A318 – A319 – A320 – A321

Maximum passengers
FAA EASA
A318 136 136
A319 145 145 (and 160 with modification fitted)
A320 179 180 (The second Type III emergency exit can be de-activated
by embodiment of modification 35177. In this case, the
maximum number of passengers is 145.)
A321 220 220

PM me for the a copy of FAA or EASA or JAA or DGAC type certificates.

[FlightDetent]

Thanks, OR. I did search in different sources (in May last year that is) and found that my question narrows down to the definitons of "passanger" and "emergency equipment". Solved by now. Some more confusion also here http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3237850#post3237850 :E