QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Escape slides should inflate 'Automatically'. What do we mean by this? - ✔✔An
automatic slide should inflate "Automatically" once the door is fully open.
✔✔When is the command to arm the slides given? - ✔✔- Once passengers are seated
- Does closed
- Cabin secure completed
✔✔Which is the designed use of each Main Door? - ✔✔- The left side doors (L1 and L2)
are used for passengers and Aircrew entry and exit.
- The right side doors (R1 and R2) function as service doors for catering the aircraft
and/or for boarding passengers with special needs by means of an ambulift.
✔✔What are the situations in which the Main Doors must be monitored/manned? -
✔✔Whenever passengers are on board and the aircraft is on the ground.
✔✔In which direction do Main Doors open? - ✔✔Towards the front of the aircraft
✔✔How are Main Doors locked? - ✔✔1. Depress the gust lock located on the door
hinge.
2. Grasp the door assist handle and pull the door inwards.
3. Rotate the operating handle on the door towards the front of the aircraft to lock.
✔✔Opening an aircraft door from Inside - ✔✔1. Rotate the operating handle on the door
up and towards the rear of the aircraft.
2. Grasp the door assist handle and push the door out and towards the front of the
aircraft.
3. Ensure gust lock engages.
✔✔Opening an aircraft door from Outside using Mobile Steps - ✔✔1. Pull the exterior
handle out.
2. Rotate the exterior handle towards the rear of the aircraft.
3. Pull the door outwards using the lower assist door handle or the door edge.
4. Ensure gust lock engages.
5. Ensure the exterior handle is placed back into the recess.
✔✔Closing an aircraft door from Inside - ✔✔1. Ensure exterior handle is placed back
into recess
2. Depress gust lock located on door hinge
3. Grasp door assist handle and pull door inwards
4. Rotate operating handle on door towards front of aircraft to lock
, ✔✔Arming/Disarming a silde. Operation and Individual Cabin crew responsabilities -
✔✔Arming:
1. Doors closed.
2. Pax seated.
3. Ready for pushback confirmation given (1+ENT).
4. Command to arm the slides given by the Captain*.
5. Slides armed, cross checked and confirmed with CSS. 6.
Safety demonstration commences.
7. Practical elements of the demonstration (Seatbelts, 02
Masks, Life jackets, Safety Cards) completed.
8. Cabin Secure completed.
9. Cabin Secure confirmed with the Flight Crew by the
CSS (1+ENT).
* Nol will go to Rl door and arm Rl slide.
* No4 will go to Ll door and arm Ll slide.
* No2 will go to R2 door and arm R2 slide.
* No3 will go to L2 door and arm L2 slide.
1. Place red flag across viewing window.
2. Push downwards on the door handle to ensure the door is closed.
3. Remove Girt Bar from stowage hooks on bottom of cosmetic cover.
4. Attach Girt Bar to brackets on the floor.
5. Nol will then return to L1 door and physically confirms (touch girt bar to confirm slide
is armed, push downwards on the door handle to ensure the door is closed and
physically checks red flag status)
6. No4 will then return to R1 door and physically confirms (touch girt bar to confirm slide
is armed, push downwards on the door handle to ensure the door is closed and
physically checks red flag status)
7. No2 will then return to L2 door and physically confirms (touch girt bar to confirm slide
is armed, push downwards on the door handle to ensure the door is closed and
physically checks red flag status)
8. No3 will then return to R2 door and physically confirms (touch girt bar to confirm slide
is armed, push downwards on the door handle to ensure the door is closed and
physically checks red flag status)
9. Verbally confirm slide(s) armed and cross checked.
10.
11. No 2 will call No 1 via the interphone (55).
12. No 1 will say "Confirm rear slides armed and c
✔✔What type of items does QRG checklist contain? - ✔✔Memory items and Reference
items
✔✔When do we use the QRG? - ✔✔In non-normal situations
✔✔When performing the PDIs on the Torch what do you have to ensure? - ✔✔1.
Stowage
2. Quantity