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Yellow 'eyes' On Top Of Airbus Wings

bristolflyer From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 2135 posts, RR: 0
Posted (5 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 4191 times:

I was on an US Airways Airbus A320 DEN - PHX yesterday and saw a yellow bracket in the top of the wing that has 2 eyes. I've seen this on other a/c before. What is it? I'm guessing some sort of place for maintenance people to harness onto when they're on the wing? Or some sort of lifting point for something?

Either way I would have thought it's use isn't very frequent any they'd be better off not having it on the wing permanently?

Fortune favours the brave

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Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19725 posts, RR: 56
Reply 1, posted (5 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 4188 times:

I believe it's an attachment point for a line that extends from the overwing exits for people to grab onto in the event of a water landing where rafts will be used.

-Mir

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bristolflyer From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 2135 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 4181 times:

Quoting Mir (Reply 1):

Ahhh, that makes sense - thanks!

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TWA772LR From United States of America, joined Nov 2011, 762 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (5 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 4142 times:

I see something like that on CO/UA 737 wings. Pretty sure it is for the rafts.

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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 4, posted (5 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 4015 times:

Attachment point for lanyard used during emergency evacuation.

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m1m2 From Canada, joined Dec 2011, 59 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (5 months 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3816 times:

The CRJ also has this on top of each wing although since there's only one E-exit on each side, only one "eye" is needed. There is a rope attached to the fuselage behind a small panel immediately aft of the exit on each side.

26point2 From United States of America, joined Mar 2010, 668 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (5 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 3745 times:

This life line attach point always seemed a bit contrived to me. A certification requirementI I'm sure but highly impractical. Really, who's going to manage walking out onto a very slippery wing in a pitching and rolling swell to attach the line?

Wouldn't it be easier to attach life raft line to a seat belt and use this line to guide your way out to the raft?

Raft life line is designed to break before the sinking plane drags the raft down with it in case there is no time to disconnect.

Skydrol From Canada, joined Oct 2003, 860 posts, RR: 11
Reply 7, posted (5 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3188 times:

When I first saw this image on the news, I wondered if the passengers made use of the lanyards being discussed to help stay on the wet wing surfaces:

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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 8, posted (4 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2858 times:

Quoting Skydrol (Reply 7):
I wondered if the passengers made use of the lanyards

Quoting 26point2 (Reply 6):
who's going to manage walking out onto a very slippery wing in a pitching and rolling swell to attach the line

Wouldn't the crew do that.

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sweair From Sweden, joined Nov 2011, 1560 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (4 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2754 times:

A bit off topic, but on the 737-800 wing I have seen small bumps towards the leading edge, is this vortex generators?

HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 10, posted (4 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2734 times:

Quoting sweair (Reply 9):

A bit off topic, but on the 737-800 wing I have seen small bumps towards the leading edge, is this vortex generators?

Sure are Vortex Generators.

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nws2002 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 781 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (4 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 2617 times:

Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 8):
Wouldn't the crew do that.

Sure, right after we someone keep everyone calm enough to stay seated. Ditching procedures are ridiculous, at least at my airline. I can't imagine actually deploying an overhead raft.

CrimsonNL From Netherlands, joined Dec 2007, 1620 posts, RR: 42
Reply 12, posted (4 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 2535 times:

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I flew the AF 318 last month, and it was the first airline where I noticed they actually show the line on the safety card. I've flown my fare share of 32S but did not recall ever seeing it before.

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musang From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2001, 755 posts, RR: 7
Reply 13, posted (4 months 4 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 2505 times:

Its on the Jetstar A320 card also.

Regards - musang

babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3515 posts, RR: 6
Reply 14, posted (4 months 4 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2415 times:

It's amazing how many 'pilots' and 'engineers' we have on this site and it takes a normal poster's reference to an in-flight safety card to reveal the mystery of the yellow rings on a wing.

and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.

HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 15, posted (4 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2081 times:

Quoting babybus (Reply 14):

It's amazing how many 'pilots' and 'engineers' we have on this site and it takes a normal poster's reference to an in-flight safety card to reveal the mystery of the yellow rings on a wing.

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Aesma From France, joined Nov 2009, 4813 posts, RR: 9
Reply 16, posted (4 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1895 times:

Quoting CrimsonNL (Reply 12):
I flew the AF 318 last month, and it was the first airline where I noticed they actually show the line on the safety card. I've flown my fare share of 32S but did not recall ever seeing it before.

It may be that the plane is certified for ETOPS, with rafts, unlike most A32S.

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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 17, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1716 times:

Quoting Aesma (Reply 16):
Quoting CrimsonNL (Reply 12):
I flew the AF 318 last month, and it was the first airline where I noticed they actually show the line on the safety card. I've flown my fare share of 32S but did not recall ever seeing it before.

It may be that the plane is certified for ETOPS, with rafts, unlike most A32S.

Is there any text related to the line on the wing.......

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