Airbus A320 crashed in Southern France
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A320 Cockpit Door Panel
Cockpit Door Panel | Cockpit Door Switch
Cockpit Door Switch
UNLOCK
Unlocks door when raised above the detent and held in this position. Door must be pushed to open. UNLOCK is an override and reset selection of any previous action.
NORM
When NORM is selected, it allows the door to be locked when closed. It also allows the door to be opened after an emergency access code entry and 30 second delay in case of pilot incapacitation.
LOCK
Momentarily placing the cockpit door switch to LOCK illuminates the red cockpit access panel light, rejects keypad entry request, inhibits aural alerts, and prevents further access code entry for 20 minutes. The cockpit door switch returns to NORM when released, but remains in locked mode for 20 minutes or until UNLOCK is selected.
There is no cockpit indication when LOCK is selected; therefore, if the door is closed and the cockpit is unattended during a locked period, the door cannot be opened until the timer expires or power is removed from the airplane.
Cockpit Door Switch
UNLOCK
Unlocks door when raised above the detent and held in this position. Door must be pushed to open. UNLOCK is an override and reset selection of any previous action.
NORM
When NORM is selected, it allows the door to be locked when closed. It also allows the door to be opened after an emergency access code entry and 30 second delay in case of pilot incapacitation.
LOCK
Momentarily placing the cockpit door switch to LOCK illuminates the red cockpit access panel light, rejects keypad entry request, inhibits aural alerts, and prevents further access code entry for 20 minutes. The cockpit door switch returns to NORM when released, but remains in locked mode for 20 minutes or until UNLOCK is selected.
There is no cockpit indication when LOCK is selected; therefore, if the door is closed and the cockpit is unattended during a locked period, the door cannot be opened until the timer expires or power is removed from the airplane.
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This is the last outcome, if confirmed, that you would want as a pilot.
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Would you mind to offer the general public the codes to open the doors, also?
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For some it is beyond comprehension that a Pilot would deliberately fly an aircraft into the ground, knowingly taking the lives of all on board. Regardless of profession, human beings are exactly that, human. EVERYONE has a breaking point. Work and private issues affect us all. Most deal with it well,...others don't.
I had an F/O threaten to jump off the top of the hotel on an overnight many years ago. It was very clear to myself and the F/E that he was quite serious !
His death at home some months later was more than likely self inflicted.
Divorced 4 times i was told.
We're human.....God forbid it turns out to be the cause of this crash
I had an F/O threaten to jump off the top of the hotel on an overnight many years ago. It was very clear to myself and the F/E that he was quite serious !
His death at home some months later was more than likely self inflicted.
Divorced 4 times i was told.
We're human.....God forbid it turns out to be the cause of this crash
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Pilot locked out
Also per the NYT:
So, can we not run off on the other bit in the article 'according to a senior military official' ...
The French aviation authorities have made public very little, officially, about the nature of the information that has been recovered from the audio recording, and it was not clear whether it was partial or complete. France’s Bureau of Investigations and Analyses confirmed only that human voices and other cockpit sounds had been detected and would be subjected to detailed analysis.
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Cockpit door of 320
This video has been on the internet since 2002 and has seen a lot of play today. I don't think it is news to a terrorist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixEHV7c3VXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixEHV7c3VXs
"For some it is beyond comprehension that a Pilot would deliberately fly an aircraft into the ground, knowingly taking the lives of all on board. "
if it was his intention why wasn't the final flight path more vertical(like in egyptian case)? It's not like someone would survive if he didn't hit the mountain but some flat meadow...
if it was his intention why wasn't the final flight path more vertical(like in egyptian case)? It's not like someone would survive if he didn't hit the mountain but some flat meadow...
As an aside, is it about time that we started taking mental illness amongst flight crew a bit more seriously. I was looking at my income insurance and loss of licence protection, both policies explicity rule out payments due to not being able to work after being diognosed with a mental disorder. The result of that may be for pilots who shouldn't be at work continuing to turn up.
'Are Out' maybe if there was someone responsible they just set 100' in the Altitude windon pushed EXP descent and sat back and watched it all unfold? Even if you wanted to fly the thing into the ground the overspeed protections would restrict how you could do this, unless of course you turned some things off to gain control without protections. This profile though seems to have been well controlled and stable all the way to the ground.
'Are Out' maybe if there was someone responsible they just set 100' in the Altitude windon pushed EXP descent and sat back and watched it all unfold? Even if you wanted to fly the thing into the ground the overspeed protections would restrict how you could do this, unless of course you turned some things off to gain control without protections. This profile though seems to have been well controlled and stable all the way to the ground.
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maybe a flight attendant banged on the cockpit door
Both pilots were well trained, experienced Lufthansa pilots. They knew what they were doing. I would wait for more official answers, whilst the silence sounds like a loud confirmation. I don’t know their protocol, i.e. if one of the flight attendants is able to access the flight deck in case of an emergency as pilots could be incapacitated due to toxic fumes
Is there any possibility that actually not a pilot, but a flight attendant banged on the door after noticed that the aircraft is descending towards Alps?
Is there any possibility that actually not a pilot, but a flight attendant banged on the door after noticed that the aircraft is descending towards Alps?
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I am a A320 Captain for a UK operator.
Whilst not wanting to discuss cockpit door procedures, I think it should be clear to those reading this thread that it requires a conscious person and a deliberate action of someone inside the flight deck to lock someone out and prevent entry to the flight deck.
Whilst not wanting to discuss cockpit door procedures, I think it should be clear to those reading this thread that it requires a conscious person and a deliberate action of someone inside the flight deck to lock someone out and prevent entry to the flight deck.
It seems like about the time we say something can't happen in aviation, it does.
