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Flight attendant reported the new seating configuration boeing aircraft partially blocks an evacuation door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1581572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pax Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
I recently was required to work on a reconfigured boeing aircraft. (Particular aircraft number currently cannot remember however; I believe that there are quite a few of similar reconfiguration.) my concern is regarding the way in which two seats have been placed directly in line with the 2R door where there used to be a 1/2 galley with a closet. It is unclear how my company has been approved for such a change; as this has caused a definite safety risk should we need to use this door for evacuations.they have placed 2 economy plus seats directly in position where people will literally have to jump over the seats to be able to evacuate. As it is; a flight attendant has to reach over passengers to be able to now arm and disarm the door; whereas prior to this new configuration there was no issue. I believe that this one change to this type of aircraft we are flying will one day prove to be a major hazard to life-saving!could someone please look into the logistics of this issue? I understand from the company's standpoint; that this change has allowed them to increase revenue on flights using this type of plane however; I believe that the risks outweigh the supposed need for more revenue for 2 extra economy plus seats.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported the new seating configuration Boeing aircraft partially blocks an evacuation door.
Narrative: I recently was required to work on a reconfigured Boeing aircraft. (Particular aircraft number currently cannot remember however; I believe that there are quite a few of similar reconfiguration.) My concern is regarding the way in which two seats have been placed directly in line with the 2R door where there used to be a 1/2 galley with a closet. It is unclear how my company has been approved for such a change; as this has caused a definite safety risk should we need to use this door for evacuations.They have placed 2 economy plus seats directly in position where people will literally have to jump over the seats to be able to evacuate. As it is; a Flight Attendant has to reach over passengers to be able to now arm and disarm the door; whereas prior to this new configuration there was no issue. I believe that this one change to this type of aircraft we are flying will one day prove to be a major hazard to life-saving!Could someone please look into the logistics of this issue? I understand from the company's standpoint; that this change has allowed them to increase revenue on flights using this type of plane however; I believe that the risks outweigh the supposed need for more revenue for 2 extra economy plus seats.
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.