QF 767 slide deployment Perth 10/7

[QueenBuzzzzz]

What a charming reply Firecat.

You must be an absolute joy to fly with.

My posts may have been ignorant but they were well intentioned.

Ask the EP instructors about "trainer brain"..... It does exist.

[FlexibleResponse]

A few years ago I was amused to see that some Australian domestic airlines placed the orange "armed" tape across the emergency view window...thereby partially obscuring the outside view when needed in emergency conditions to check outside for fire or other danger before evacuation...

...but that's another story.

[Potsie Weber]

A few years ago I was amused to see that some Australian domestic airlines placed the orange "armed" tape across the emergency view window...thereby partially obscuring the outside view when needed in emergency conditions to check outside for fire or other danger before evacuation...

The tape across the window shows those from the outside that the door is armed on those "next generation" type aircraft. Yes, it is very next generation that dates back to the 100 series 737 from 1968.

In an emergency, the crew procedure would be to flick the tape aside to assess outside before opening the door.

[Keg]

The tape across the window shows those from the outside that the door is armed on those "next generation" type aircraft.

And that's important on those aircraft because unlike most other aeroplanes, the door slide does NOT disarm when opened from the outside. Hence, its the only means of those outside the aircraft being able to check if the door is actually disarmed or whether they're likely to get a slide in their face if they persist.

[seconds]

So anyone hear why this happened? Just a bit of a whoopsie?

Photos for those who haven't seen it https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

[ejectx3]

Fatigue was the reason. Overworked CSM on the lower pay rate just messed up after being worked to the bone by cheap masters.

Reap -> sow

[Aus380]

And that's important on those aircraft because unlike most other aeroplanes, the door slide does NOT disarm when opened from the outside. Hence, its the only means of those outside the aircraft being able to check if the door is actually disarmed or whether they're likely to get a slide in their face if they persist.

I believe that on a 737 the slide has to actually fall quite some distance on release from the door bustle (should it be opened in the armed mode) before the inflation system is activated. This distance is purposefully greater than the distance between the door bustle and the platform surface of the aero bridge or steps or catering truck from where the ground staff are opening the door that way in theory the slide should not inflate but just flop out and most probably giving them a hell of a fright. Now if the flight attendant bent down and pulled the red webbing loop, it would suggest to me they perhaps had a beef with the ground staff over the assignment of a delay

[Derfred]

... or because accident statistics don't warrant a re-design.