A319/A320 Door Designation
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A319/A320 Door Designation
Hi @ All,
how are the aft cabin doors on A319/A320 officially designated?
Are they 3R/3L or 4R/4L ? I'am not quite sure but if i remember correctly the dual overwing emergency exits are in terms of designation officially only One. Which would mean that 3R/3L is the correct designation for the Aft Cabin Crew/Pax Doors. Is that correct?
Greetings Michael
how are the aft cabin doors on A319/A320 officially designated?
Are they 3R/3L or 4R/4L ? I'am not quite sure but if i remember correctly the dual overwing emergency exits are in terms of designation officially only One. Which would mean that 3R/3L is the correct designation for the Aft Cabin Crew/Pax Doors. Is that correct?
Greetings Michael
The AFT doors were designated 2L and 2R.
But I did notice in the generic CCOM about 18 months ago they changed to 4L and 4R, I assumed this was for commonality with other types but never checked.
But I did notice in the generic CCOM about 18 months ago they changed to 4L and 4R, I assumed this was for commonality with other types but never checked.
I suspect that, from the point of view of the manufacturer and regulators, you can call the doors anything you like as long as you have a way of identifying each unambiguously.
Interestingly, Airbus itself has changed the way it refers to the doors, at least in its Airport Characteristics manuals, as the narrow-body family has developed.
Initially, for the A319/A320 (left-hand side only, forward to aft), the doors were referred to as:
Fwd passenger/crew door
Emergency exit door [optional on A319]
Emergency exit door
Aft passenger/crew door
Later publications changed that to:
Door 1L
Forward overwing exit
Aft overwing exit
Door 4L
Similarly for the standard A321 (where the emergency exits aren't overwing), initially:
Fwd passenger/crew door
Emergency exit door
Emergency exit door
Aft passenger/crew door
Standard A321 later:
Door 1L
Forward emergency exit
Aft emergency exit
Door 4L
And A321 ACF:
Door 1L
Forward overwing exit
Aft overwing exit
Door 3L
Door 4L
Confused?
Interestingly, Airbus itself has changed the way it refers to the doors, at least in its Airport Characteristics manuals, as the narrow-body family has developed.
Initially, for the A319/A320 (left-hand side only, forward to aft), the doors were referred to as:
Fwd passenger/crew door
Emergency exit door [optional on A319]
Emergency exit door
Aft passenger/crew door
Later publications changed that to:
Door 1L
Forward overwing exit
Aft overwing exit
Door 4L
Similarly for the standard A321 (where the emergency exits aren't overwing), initially:
Fwd passenger/crew door
Emergency exit door
Emergency exit door
Aft passenger/crew door
Standard A321 later:
Door 1L
Forward emergency exit
Aft emergency exit
Door 4L
And A321 ACF:
Door 1L
Forward overwing exit
Aft overwing exit
Door 3L
Door 4L
Confused?
