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An air carrier A320 captain reports that the emergency cockpit oxygen doors (both sides of the cockpit) conflict with the opening of the cockpit side windows which are themselves emergency equipment (exits).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 261671 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Pilot oxygen mask door, when opened (left and right side of cockpit), obstructs opening of side window/emergency exit. Depending on angle of oxygen door, obstruction makes opening of the window difficult or impossible beyond the first 6 inches of travel. Problem seems to be with the plastic window frame cosmetic covering. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter is flying an airbus A320. He believes that the airbus A321 and A319 have the identical problem. The reporter has notified his company of this problem and is now aware of the FAA safety hot line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR A320 CAPT RPTS THAT THE EMER COCKPIT OXYGEN DOORS (BOTH SIDES OF THE COCKPIT) CONFLICT WITH THE OPENING OF THE COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS WHICH ARE THEMSELVES EMER EQUIP (EXITS).
Narrative: PLT OXYGEN MASK DOOR, WHEN OPENED (L AND R SIDE OF COCKPIT), OBSTRUCTS OPENING OF SIDE WINDOW/EMER EXIT. DEPENDING ON ANGLE OF OXYGEN DOOR, OBSTRUCTION MAKES OPENING OF THE WINDOW DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEYOND THE FIRST 6 INCHES OF TRAVEL. PROB SEEMS TO BE WITH THE PLASTIC WINDOW FRAME COSMETIC COVERING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR IS FLYING AN AIRBUS A320. HE BELIEVES THAT THE AIRBUS A321 AND A319 HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROB. THE RPTR HAS NOTIFIED HIS COMPANY OF THIS PROB AND IS NOW AWARE OF THE FAA SAFETY HOT LINE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.