Originally Posted by
aussiepax
Interesting scenario ( SLF here) : if they were at the gate, would the CC then have to arm the doors again before opening them ? Don't they usually disarm on approach to the gate ?
Yes. This is trained as a possible scenario in the sim. Not sure if it's still done this way but I believe at one point there was a discussion on whether to include "arm doors and evacuate" as an item.
IIRC it was deemed too gray area and CC we were told to recheck the door status prior to opening.
I actually recall having this exact situation as part of my final type exam for the 737. Evacuation at gate after disarm PA. I think 1 of the 4 of us forgot to re-arm in that case the procedure was to redirect to usable exit same as if the slide fails.
But by the time we got out of training the habit was so ingrained to check the slide status before opening a door that it's be muscle memory for crew especially those who have done EPs a number of times