Poster – Inadvertent Cockpit Actions on Overhead Panel
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Safety Experience: Inadvertent Actions on Cockpit Overhead Panel
A320 Family Inadvertent actions on cockpit overhead panel What happened? On A320, cases have been reported where ADIRS rotary selector was inadvertently turned OFF during flight, by contact with the CAPT sun visor when deployed or stowed. The subsequent incorrect use of ADIRS controls can then lead to loss of AP and in some cases flight envelope protections. Let’s analyse the system […]
Preventing Inadvertent Slide Deployments
Preventing Inadvertent Slide Deployments Inadvertent Slide Deployments (ISDs) can occur, and may cause serious injury of operatives inside the cabin or outside the aircraft. ISDs also have economic impacts and cause operational disruptions. Cabin Crew Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) The main causes of ISDs are non-compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and operatives being distracted whilst operating […]