Safety issue
| Safety issue description |
Qantas's cabin crew recurrent training did not include any situation whereby a disarmed door would have to be rearmed in an emergency. This increased the likelihood that a door would be opened without the escape slide deployed, reducing the number of available exits. |
|---|---|
| Issue number | AO-2019-073-SI-02 |
| Issue owner | Qantas Airways Limited |
| Transport function | Aviation: Air transport |
| Issue status | Closed – Adequately addressed |
| Date issue released | 21/06/2022 |
Safety action
| Action type | Proactive action |
|---|---|
| Action number | AO-2019-073-PSA-04 |
| Organisation | Qantas Airways Limited |
| Action description |
The operator incorporated a practical exercise into their 2020/2021 cabin crew evidence-based recurrent program, which covers an evacuation at the terminal and utilises the QF575 event as an example. The program included a focus on the other considerations when evacuating at the terminal and the post evacuation duties of the cabin crew. The operator has also included the procedure for evacuating at a terminal in its 3-year training matrix. |
| Action status | Closed |
Safety action
| Action type | Proactive action |
|---|---|
| Action number | AO-2019-073-PSA-42 |
| Organisation | Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| Action description |
In December 2021, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) released guidance in their Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM) Australian Air Transport – Larger Aeroplanes, CASR Part 121 v2.2 which covers the practical training and checking requirements of cabin crew. The guidance reiterates the annual and 3-yearly requirements contained in the CASR Part 121 Manual of Standards (MOS) and highlights that operators must develop a means to verify that cabin crew are competent in those functions required to be performed that may not be specifically mentioned in the regulations. |
| Action status | Closed |