737 door arming/disarming

[Grant Smith]

Originally Posted by Marty H

It's not called a 'rod' its known as a gurt bar.

Marty,

What's wrong with Ray using lay terms to describe this very intricate piece of material?

We're all not as fortunate to be directly linked to aviation in this forum..

[Craig Murray]

I agree with the comments above, to the layman onlooker reading this board Ray actually described what we would understand quickly and without thinking "what does he mean?". Thanks Ray.

Thanks to all for clarifying the technical (actual) Boeing name for the item in question.

[Marty H]

Originally Posted by Grant Smith

Marty,

What's wrong with Ray using lay terms to describe this very intricate piece of material?

We're all not as fortunate to be directly linked to aviation in this forum..

Because that is not correctly describing what it is to me reading that it tells me a 'rod is put in the door, the 'girt bar' is correctly what it is called, as it is more than a 'rod' it is the whole part of the bar/escape slide which is either secured in the base of the door or the floor, weather anyone likes it or not that is what it is called.

[James K]

Originally Posted by Jack Brownbill

I'm sure the more "senior" Qantas crew love doing that, seeing as smilling is an effort for some of them.

Another pointless post

[Mick F]

Woopdey Doo,

[Greg McDonald]

Play nice little boys....

[Craig Murray]

Originally Posted by Marty H

Because that is not correctly describing what it is to me

Symantics Marty, pure symantics. We get that it's a girt bar, we get that you know 737's, we get that you have a need to be right, but remember others have a right to post opinions here too.

Quite frankly 4 posts in the one thread to tell us it's a "bar" is a little overbearing. And for all of our sake, why not just "reply" to threads rather than "quote" threads..... please?

Quit the knitpicking.

[Craig Murray]

[delete - duplicate post. please give me back my L plates]

[Adam G]

Rod/Girt/Gurt aside (I recall a time not that long ago where every thread didn't turn into an argument) the B737 slide is actually very easy & very functional - it's very difficult to accidently blow the slide in the 737 as the cabin crew member can look down & see the whether the girt bar is engaged or not.

Some of the more automatic arming doors actually just do the same thing but it's completed by a lever & not manually.

Of interest sake most larger aircraft have power assisted doors to open them in an emergency but the B737 doesn't - it takes considerable strength to get the B737 doors open with the slide engaged, as you are essentially not just opening a relatively heavy door but also pulling the slide out before it blows as well.

[Anthony J]

Originally Posted by Adam G

it's very difficult to accidently blow the slide in the 737....

Unless the door is opened from the outside whilst still armed! Other Boeing models disarm when open from the outside (such as the B767). This is the reason for the red tag over the viewing window which is meant to be checked by ground crews. Many airlines crack the doors on shutdown to indicate the door has been disarmed.

So too a glass and a half of full cream dairy milk.....