Narrative:

This is a concern that really bothered me yesterday. Prior to boarding; flight attendant (flight attendant) #1 made an announcement letting us know that the keypad for flight deck entry was inoperative; and that the flight deck door would be closed with deadbolts during all phases of flight. This is what made me uncomfortable because all kinds of emergency situations went through my mind. One of the situations I thought of was; how would we be able to access the flight deck if both pilots were incapacitated? (Maybe due to hypoxia as a result of a decompression). Another instance I thought of was in case we had to evacuate the aircraft; during which both pilots were incapacitated; how would we be able to access the flight deck to retrieve the pilots and evacuate the aircraft with them? These are just two examples of instances that could occur. Especially the one about a decompression given that it has already happened in the past. I brought my concerns to the attention of flight attendant #1; who told the pilots. The captain simply said that the aircraft was completely airworthy; and the decision to fly with a dead bolted flight deck door was solely his. That is fine; and policies in writing support his decision; however I don't believe those policies fully take into consideration the dangers of a completely locked flight deck door with no flight attendant access.I hope this report brings light to this issue; and it helps make a difference somehow. My suggestion is to add an 'inoperative flight deck door keypad' to the no-go items list.

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Title: B767 Flight Attendant reported safety concerns after the cockpit door was closed and locked using deadbolts.

Narrative: This is a concern that really bothered me yesterday. Prior to boarding; FA (Flight Attendant) #1 made an announcement letting us know that the keypad for flight deck entry was inoperative; and that the flight deck door would be closed with deadbolts during all phases of flight. This is what made me uncomfortable because all kinds of emergency situations went through my mind. One of the situations I thought of was; how would we be able to access the flight deck if both pilots were incapacitated? (maybe due to hypoxia as a result of a decompression). Another instance I thought of was in case we had to evacuate the aircraft; during which both pilots were incapacitated; how would we be able to access the flight deck to retrieve the pilots and evacuate the aircraft WITH them? These are just two examples of instances that could occur. Especially the one about a decompression given that it has already happened in the past. I brought my concerns to the attention of FA #1; who told the pilots. The captain simply said that the aircraft was completely airworthy; and the decision to fly with a dead bolted flight deck door was solely his. That is fine; and policies in writing support his decision; however I don't believe those policies fully take into consideration the dangers of a completely locked flight deck door with no flight attendant access.I hope this report brings light to this issue; and it helps make a difference somehow. My suggestion is to add an 'inoperative flight deck door keypad' to the no-go items list.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.