Flight attendant reported that the airbus watchdog aircraft exit door emergency slide-armed warning ...

Narrative:

I am concerned with the issues that the new watchdog system on the airbus poses. We can't even look for jet bridge movement without it flashing a bright light in our eyes. Hands were behind my back and it still kept flashing. I am concerned that this flashing light will impede our ability to properly assess the outside conditions at night during an evacuation. You can't move anywhere near the door when it is armed on the ground without the light flashing. This is not the answer to resolve slide deployments. Better training will solve this issue. Suggest removing the flashing light and focus on training. I don't want to be the flight attendant that can't properly assess outside conditions at night during an evacuation due to this flashing light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported that the Airbus Watchdog aircraft exit door emergency slide-armed warning system's flashing light has the potential to impede the ability to visually assess outside conditions during an evacuation at night.

Narrative: I am concerned with the issues that the new watchdog system on the Airbus poses. We can't even look for jet bridge movement without it flashing a bright light in our eyes. Hands were behind my back and it still kept flashing. I am concerned that this flashing light will impede our ability to properly assess the outside conditions at night during an evacuation. You can't move anywhere near the door when it is armed on the ground without the light flashing. This is not the answer to resolve slide deployments. Better training will solve this issue. Suggest removing the flashing light and focus on training. I don't want to be the flight attendant that can't properly assess outside conditions at night during an evacuation due to this flashing light.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1615867
Time
Date	201902
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Door Warning System
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Flight attendant reported that the airbus watchdog aircraft exit door emergency slide-armed warning system's flashing light has the potential to impede the ability to visually assess outside conditions during an evacuation at night.