airbus doors
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 775
Likes: 2
From: near EDDF
Originally Posted by Chock Chucker
... As we were all trained in our apprenticeship days never go by your memory, never assume anything & always refer to the manual. ...
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
From: Australia
Reply
Dear IFIXPlanes,
The question posted was on the location of the FDR in A320 & how easy it is to access / change. I answered the question to the best of my abilities using word for word out of my A320 type corse study manuals & i also re-corrected my later posts.
The A320 FDR as per my A320 type course study manuals is located in the unpressurised tail section of the aircraft. End of story.
It amazes me that the origion post question was posted approx 2 weeks ago & with all the knowlege IFiXPlanes has you could not even post to the origional poster & answer his A320 FDR question.
The only thing IFIXPlanes could do was pick holes in everything i posted to answer the A320 FDR question.
Maybe IFIXPlanes could spend a little more time on this site helping out & answering other post questions & not trying to tear down everyone that tries.
Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Chock Chucker.
The question posted was on the location of the FDR in A320 & how easy it is to access / change. I answered the question to the best of my abilities using word for word out of my A320 type corse study manuals & i also re-corrected my later posts.
The A320 FDR as per my A320 type course study manuals is located in the unpressurised tail section of the aircraft. End of story.
It amazes me that the origion post question was posted approx 2 weeks ago & with all the knowlege IFiXPlanes has you could not even post to the origional poster & answer his A320 FDR question.
The only thing IFIXPlanes could do was pick holes in everything i posted to answer the A320 FDR question.
Maybe IFIXPlanes could spend a little more time on this site helping out & answering other post questions & not trying to tear down everyone that tries.
Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Chock Chucker.
Last edited by Chock Chucker; 22nd April 2013 at 13:25.
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 0
Likes: 0
From: Away from home Rat
Chock Chucker, of course you are totally correct that everything should be done IAW correct maintenance manuals, especially for safety items, however our tangents have all been door related, especially the Airbus door assist mechanisms and 737 slides. Nobody should be using a web forum as gospel for doing their job, but the odd snipet of info guiding sombebody to look up the info from an approved source is not the worst thing that can happen.
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 775
Likes: 2
From: near EDDF
Originally Posted by Chock Chucker
...Maybe IFIXPlanes could spend a little more time on this site helping out & answering other post questions & not trying to tear down everyone that tries. ...
Originally Posted by Chock Chucker
...Tall Poppy Syndrome. ...
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,354
Likes: 91
From: Somewhere
I haven't read all of the replies so if it's already been answered I apologise.
The doors are disarmed when opening from the outside as the lever that operates the door, when pushed, pushes up the armed lever disarming the door.
CA
The doors are disarmed when opening from the outside as the lever that operates the door, when pushed, pushes up the armed lever disarming the door.
CA
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
From: Australia
Reply
So IFIXPLANES,
Where is the A320 FDR located & how easy is it to access / Change ?
Another person posted this question approx 2 weeks ago on this forum & for all your aircraft knowledge you claim to have you could not even answer the question. Why not ? Your a daily regular on this forum & have posted 629 posts since joining in 2004.
I went through my A320 mechanical type course study manuals & posted the correct answer to this question to assist the other person.
However you replied to my answer & behaved in a teardown manner even after i corrected a minor inconsistency non related to A320 FDR in my further post.
Seems like you have a chip on your sholder & want to take it out on innocent bystanders for some reason. I dont know what you want to fight or argue about however i'm really not interested in going down that road with you.
In future if you want to put attachments or links to your posts directed negatively at others like myself on this forum & being non aircraft related at the same time please think first & only attach constructive attachments or links, if not i will make a complaint about your behaviour to the PPRuNe website.
Dont forget everything you post hear is for all to view & read including the PPRuNe website Team & i dont think you would like a defimation law suiet filed against you as sounds to be the case with numerous others on these forums.
Chock Chucker.
Where is the A320 FDR located & how easy is it to access / Change ?
Another person posted this question approx 2 weeks ago on this forum & for all your aircraft knowledge you claim to have you could not even answer the question. Why not ? Your a daily regular on this forum & have posted 629 posts since joining in 2004.
I went through my A320 mechanical type course study manuals & posted the correct answer to this question to assist the other person.
However you replied to my answer & behaved in a teardown manner even after i corrected a minor inconsistency non related to A320 FDR in my further post.
Seems like you have a chip on your sholder & want to take it out on innocent bystanders for some reason. I dont know what you want to fight or argue about however i'm really not interested in going down that road with you.
In future if you want to put attachments or links to your posts directed negatively at others like myself on this forum & being non aircraft related at the same time please think first & only attach constructive attachments or links, if not i will make a complaint about your behaviour to the PPRuNe website.
Dont forget everything you post hear is for all to view & read including the PPRuNe website Team & i dont think you would like a defimation law suiet filed against you as sounds to be the case with numerous others on these forums.
Chock Chucker.
Last edited by Chock Chucker; 23rd April 2013 at 03:58.
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 162
Likes: 2
From: Nr Aston Down, Cotswolds
It is bad practice to open any "live" aircraft door from the outside. Even if the aircraft happens to be an airbus. It's very much like looking down the barrel of a gun, whilst there's a cartridge in the breech!
If there's someone inside, then you should always, stand back and let them open the door.
If there's someone inside, then you should always, stand back and let them open the door.
Joined: Feb 2002
Aviation Qualifications: AME
Posts: 4,179
Likes: 1,111
From: UK
It used to be standard procedure on BA 747s that the door was always opened by an appropriately trained person, from the outside, on arrival. I know of at least one Airbus operator that has a similar policy today.
Posted from Pprune.org App for Android
Posted from Pprune.org App for Android
Thread Starter
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
From: Uk
airbus doors
Someone has said that ground staff opened a door while it was still armed. For obvious reasons we do not open doors at all and my argument was surely if someone had opened a door the chute would have blown. I was UN aware that airbus have added a fail safe which disarms the door when opened from the outside, so that argument was blown out the water so to speak.
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 83
Likes: 0
From: Hazel Grove, Stockport
Slide deployment
Lets get all the willy waving out the way and answer the question the op asked. On all airbus a/c and all but the 737/727 era aircraft if you open an armed door from outside it will automatically disarm and you will not swallow a slide. Notice I said 737/737 era aircraft, there will be others of a similar age like the BAC1-11 and DC8 that are the same as the 737. So if you go and meet a relic on arrival, be carefull and let the crew open the door. Most airlines of my day had the crew opening the door(s) from the inside but I did notice that some US airlines only disarmed the forward doors on a multileg flight which, in my view, is asking for trouble towards the end of a tiring day.
