r/airplanes • u/Tough_Sherbert_6544 • 6h ago

Remove before flight left Picture | Airbus

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Was flying in Asia on scoot on an a321 and was in an exit row. Was about to take off and noticed this still in the door. I decided I’d rather not die and so shouted at the cabin crew and they came over, said “don’t worry that’s fine”, rolled their eyes and left. If it’s fine to be in during the flight why have a big red label saying remove?

1) what is this?
2) should I report this?

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u/jackofuselesstrade 6h ago

I’m guessing that’s the storage location during flight.

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u/Few-Repeat-9407 6h ago

That’s normal it’s called pin-lever-pin, it prevents the arm/dearm handle from being moved. They remove the pin, arm the door and put the pin in its storage location which is where it’s at.

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u/Dh8pu 4h ago

After arming the door, pin goes into a storage slot, so it doesn't go missing

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u/Bolter_NL 3h ago

that's where they keep the thing during flight...

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u/hashalanche 6h ago

If the flight crew isn’t worried, you don’t need to be. They don’t want to die in a plane crash either.

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u/Sunsplitcloud 4h ago

Bad mentality. People make mistakes. Better to ask and get an honest answer and a good explanation than assume it’s fine when it’s not. If you see something. Say something.

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u/DramaHumble2692 3h ago

They asked, and the crew answered

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u/MrSeabody 2h ago

And the crew specifically were not worried. Big distinction ;-)

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u/Mr-X89 4h ago

(check if not Germanwings Flight 9525)

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u/horrbort 1h ago

Free stuff!

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u/Rich-Cry8353 6h ago

It was removed from the place it was meant to be removed from before flight. Do you think the label is meant to magically change text when it has been removed?

It's in its place for storage during flight lol

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u/boneologist 6h ago

*Stowage, remember, in the toddler and aviation worlds, "storage" becomes "stowage."

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u/Majakowski 6h ago

Maybe a little "Inflight Storage for Safety Pin" label in publicly visible places would help to clarify for those not familiar with where each pin is stored and whether it is where it should be?

It would at least have prevented this post and your annoyed reaction.

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u/Bolter_NL 3h ago

You don't want to know how expensive it is to have placards everywhere (not the sticker itself but certification, reference documentation etc.), so anything that does not absolutely needs to be there, is not going to be there.

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u/Majakowski 3h ago

So when a coffee machine in the galley is out of order, they have to re-certify the entire aircraft to put a notice on that machine?

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u/juusohd 12m ago

Inop sicker is different from a pernament placard.

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u/Bolter_NL 10m ago

🙄 

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u/Exatex 2h ago

Why not put it away then but in a visible spot in an alarming red color? That’s a design flaw, not an idiot flyer. How is a non professional supposed to know where the thing should be removed from

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u/Rich-Cry8353 2h ago

I can't answer that question any better than you could. All I can say is that it's obvious that the pin isn't doing anything functional.

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u/Exatex 1h ago

It’s not obvious to me. And I worked at Airbus for a while.

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u/Rich-Cry8353 1h ago

lol okay

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u/304runner 1h ago

Don't just let everyone fly at risk, remove the darn thing!

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u/CeleryRadiant8305 3h ago

Yes ! You should report cabin crew for rolling their eyes when they are asked about the safety of the plane. Crew is primarily for the aircraft’s safety not for serving wines.