787 Flight Crew Operations Manual
DO NOT USE FOR FLIGHT
Airplane General, Emergency
Equipment, Doors, Windows -
Systems Description
Copyright © The Boeing Company. See title page for details.
D615Z003-TBC 1.40.11
Flight Deck Door
[Option – Video surveillance]
The flight deck door and aft wall meet requirements for resistance to ballistic
penetration and intruder entrance. The door opens into the cabin. When closed, the
door locks when electrical power is available and unlocks when electrical power
is removed. A security camera system in the EFB allows observation of the cabin
area immediately outside the flight deck door. The door can be manually opened
from the flight deck at anytime by turning the door handle.
The flight deck door features an inset decompression panel that allows air to vent
from the passenger cabin into the flight deck in the event of a rapid decompression
in the flight deck. The inset decompression panel is hinged along the left hand
side, allowing it to swing open from right to left. The panel uses a mechanical
decompression latch that senses the onset of a rapid decompression, thereby
allowing it to open. The decompression latch contains features that make it tamper
and ballistic resistant from the passenger cabin side. In the event of a passenger
cabin decompression, the entire flight deck door is allowed to open permitting
flight deck air to vent into the passenger cabin.
The decompression panel also features an escape mechanism that allows the flight
crew to open it should the door become jammed. This feature allows for egress
from the flight deck to the passenger cabin. The escape mechanism is integrated
into the decompression latch allowing the flight crew to manually trigger the latch
to open the decompression panel. Instructions for using the latch are placarded on
the interior of the flight deck door.
The flight deck access system incorporates a check to verify the flight deck door
is properly closed and locked. Activation of the EICAS advisory message FD
DOOR OPEN indicates the door lock pin is seated while the door sensor is
indicating the door is open.
The pull-handle design on the passenger side of the door has no key, is not
physically part of the latch, and is designed to limit the amount of pulling force
that can be applied to the door. If this load is exceeded, the handle separates from
the flight deck door but the door remains closed and locked.
Flight Deck Access System
The flight deck access system consists of a flight deck access keypad, a flight deck
door access selector, a flight deck door power switch, and EICAS messages.
The flight deck access keypad includes a six button keypad along with red, amber,
and green LED lights. The red light illuminates to indicate the door is locked.
When the correct emergency access code is entered, the amber light illuminates.
The green light illuminates to indicate the door is unlocked.
Note: The red light also illuminates when the FD DOOR POWER switch is OFF.
In this condition, the door is unlocked when closed.
February 13, 2009
To Next Page
Loading...
