A passenger on an airbus notes that there are 2 seats in front of an exit door that would make egres...

Attributes
ACN	532672
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	532672
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : pax 1
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Equipment airbus 319. Exit aisle the seat instruction: seat arrangement insufficient for egress in case of emergency due to 2 seats in front of the door. Recommend that instructions by staff designate who should use that exit and how to climb over or remove the seats.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX ON AN AIRBUS NOTES THAT THERE ARE 2 SEATS IN FRONT OF AN EXIT DOOR THAT WOULD MAKE EGRESS DIFFICULT.

Narrative: EQUIP AIRBUS 319. EXIT AISLE THE SEAT INSTRUCTION: SEAT ARRANGEMENT INSUFFICIENT FOR EGRESS IN CASE OF EMER DUE TO 2 SEATS IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. RECOMMEND THAT INSTRUCTIONS BY STAFF DESIGNATE WHO SHOULD USE THAT EXIT AND HOW TO CLB OVER OR REMOVE THE SEATS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A passenger on an airbus notes that there are 2 seats in front of an exit door that would make egress difficult.