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Old 7th Apr 2012, 12:18
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Fargoo
 
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Bubi352,
Some of the very early A320's had a lift up hatch in the aisle for access to the avionic bay below. It was situated under the carpet just aft of the forward galley. Didn't really use it a lot because once open, it impaired boarding. On a quick turnround it was much easier to get the ladder out and enter the bay from outside. The hatch was gradually done away with as it became obvious it was more bother than it was worth.
We had those on our 320-100s. Eventually the hatch was carpeted over completely but the ladder and hatch remained.

Like the airstairs, it was a good feature at launch but not really needed in practice. The airstairs were just unreliable junk and heavy junk at that!!
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