A320 Doors

(Type I Door)

8 outward and forward sliding plug type doors.

H - 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) W - 0.81 m (2 ft 8 in)

Each door equipped with single lane automatic inflate slides or slide/rafts.

Approximate force required to pull manual inflation handle to activate slide or
slide/raft: 14.2 kg (31.4 lbs). Inflation time: 3 sec. Approximate force required to pull slide, slide/raft disconnect handle: 15.2 kg (33.7 lbs).

Normal operation is manual with hydraulic damping.

Each door equipped with: Mechanical Locking Indicator for visual check of lock (green) and /unlock (red) position;

ARMED (White) Warning Light; and

CABIN PRESSURE (Red) Warning Light.

Slide arming lever pushed outboard (Armed) pulled inboard (Disarmed).

Single Channel Slides all doors Double Channel (off-wing) overwing exits (some models may be equipped with slide/rafts).

Pneumatic Assist triggered when opening the door in the ARMED mode.

Should Pneumatic Assist feature fail, apply steady pressure to push door open manually. Approximate force required to open door with assist failure: Slide - 25.4 kg

(56.2 lbs); Slide/Raft - 30.5 kg (67.4 lbs).

Door Control Handle rotates inward and upward to OPEN position.

Approximate force required to move (rotate) Door Control Handle from closed/locked position to open position (Normal and Emergency): 16 kg (35 lbs).

Safety Pin/Streamer inserts to lock ARMING Lever in DISARMED mode.

Overwing Exits (Type III)

Always in ARMED configuration.

H - 1.02 m (3 ft 4 in) W - 1.02 m (1 ft 8 in)

Approximate weight: 14.7 kg (32.5 lbs).

4 overwing exits, 2 on each side of cabin, each side equipped with dual lane inflatable ramp/slides.

Covered Control Handle.

When cover removed, Handle Light and Slide Armed Light illuminate.

Handle pulled inward and downward fully. Approximate force required to move window exit control handle from closed/stowed to open position: 3.0 kg (6.7 lbs).

Manual Ramp/Slide Inflation Handle is located behind a cloth cover in the top of each exit frame. Handle must be pulled "down" a min. of: 90 mm. (6") to activate.

Approximate force required to activate manual inflation handle: 0.13 kg (.29 lbs).

Ramp/Slide inflation time: 5 sec.

References

Airbus A320 Flight Crew Operating Manual

Airbus Industry, Office of Airworthiness

Canadian F/A Manual

Air Canada F/A Manual 356

Kasworld , Founder

webmailconsult@gmail.com

You May Also Like These