A320 Emergency Exit Availability
TO AIRBUS 319-320 PILOT AND CABIN CREW.
Dear Mrs. and Mr.,
in the rows adjacent overwing emergency exits of A319 and A320, the hooks that close passenger tables must be operated only inward. This is because during an emergency evacuation, the passengers cannot accidentally unlock the hooks and doing so permit no delay in airplane evacuation.
My first question is: can anybody give me any official Airbus document where is written that these hooks can be operated only inward?
In my airline the backrest of passenger seats of the rows adjacent emergengy exits (in all A319, A320, A321) reclines just a little bit comparing other backrests in other rows. This is because even if the backrest doesn't return in normal upright position, during an emergency evacuation the passenger flow's not delayed.
My second question: is there any official Airbus document where is written that these backrests must be limited in the recline?
Thanks a lot for any answer!
Stef