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A321 flight attendant reported that specific seats recline and block the emergency exits at L2 and R2.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1703991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pax Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I was the D flight attendant (flight attendant) working and this was my first time working on a retrofit A321. I have noticed that a difference with the retrofit is that xa and xf seats sit so far back they partially block the L2 and R2 emergency door. When I went to arm and disarm the doors I had to reach over the passenger's heads and shoulders to put the safety pin in the pouch because they were blocking the pouch. The emergency handle on the wall for is blocked by the passenger row and the evacuate/evacuation/reset buttons are blocked by [the] passenger's head in xf.the seats are also allowed to recline and they even further block the exit door which is a huge safety hazard. How is it that on the 737 the row before an exit window the seats cannot recline but on the A321 they can? I am curious how both the company and the FAA thought that safety wise this was ok to do when retrofitting the aircraft? This is a huge safety issue if there was an emergency and should be looked at to be fixed. My recommendation is to move row X a few inches closer so that it isn't blocking the L2/R2 emergency exit doors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Flight Attendant reported that specific seats recline and block the emergency exits at L2 and R2.
Narrative: I was the D FA (Flight Attendant) working and this was my first time working on a retrofit A321. I have noticed that a difference with the retrofit is that XA and XF seats sit so far back they partially block the L2 and R2 emergency door. When I went to arm and disarm the doors I had to reach over the passenger's heads and shoulders to put the safety pin in the pouch because they were blocking the pouch. The emergency handle on the wall for is blocked by the passenger row and the EVAC/RESET buttons are blocked by [the] passenger's head in XF.The seats are also allowed to recline and they even further block the exit door which is a huge safety hazard. How is it that on the 737 the row before an exit window the seats cannot recline but on the A321 they can? I am curious how both the Company and the FAA thought that safety wise this was ok to do when retrofitting the aircraft? This is a HUGE SAFETY issue if there was an emergency and should be looked at to be fixed. My recommendation is to move row X a few inches closer so that it isn't blocking the L2/R2 emergency exit doors.
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.