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No I didn’t. I’d love to get back out there and hit some other peaks.

The way it works is, the pilots alert the cabin crew that they will need to evacuate the aircraft. The cabin crew are well trained to look outside to assess if the exit is clear. If the engine was on fire the pilot would alert the crew to not use exits on the left hand side of the aircraft. And if he failed to alert them, they are still trained to look first before opening the exit. Also, many emergency evacuations don’t involve engine fires. Point being that the door is there to be used if appropriate. And for an airplane that can hold up to 385 people that’s a requirement.

Good question. It has happened that a slide does not deploy correctly. I’ve heard of a couple instances and they were due to defect or incorrect installation.

@@aeromender Oh WOW- I wasn't expecting a quick reply haha. Thank you very much for the insight. A quick followup question though, is it similar to a painter line on a liferaft can? So it only starts the inflation process once the system falls OUT and hits the required distance.

@@Screamblade_ yes, as the slide comes off the door a lanyard is pulled which opens a valve on a cylinder full of nitrogen. The nitrogen powers a turbine which inflates the raft.

@@Screamblade_ I’m at work with my phone laying next to me so I saw your message immediately:) That’s not usually the case.

@@aeromender Awesome! Probs should get back to work then. Heh. Thank you very much for the insight- have a great rest of your week!

Oh for sure. They get sent to a shop that inspects the slide and repacks it. It’s a lot of work. Definitely not something that is done on site. We put a replacement pack back on the airplane. All aircraft slide packs have an expiration date at which point they are removed and sent in for overhaul.

Flight attendants are instructed which doors to open and when. They are trained to look out the window and ensure there isn’t a fire or other hazard before they open the door.

@@aeromender oh ok that makes se

@@aeromender oh wow

That has happened on airplanes before. One time we had a plane parked in Las Vegas. The doors were closed and nobody on board. One of the slides just fired off on its own. It broke the Flight attendant seat next to the door.

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The DC10 has a much narrower wing to body fairing over the wing so not enough room. That said, the overwing slide system on the 767, which I work on, is complex and notoriously sensitive and easily fired by accident. Cost to renew an overwing slide system is about $30k per side.

Luke Thompson The door slide operates as designed. Hopefully most people would see what is happening and look before they leap. That said, the DC10 is no longer operated in passenger service. Check out 10Tanker Firebomber on KZfaq. Those are impressive DC10’s.

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