§121.584. Requirement to view the area outside the flightdeck door.
14 C.F.R. § 121.584
From the time the airplane moves in order to initiate a flight segment through the end of that flight segment, no person may unlock or open the flightdeck door unless:
A person authorized to be on the flightdeck uses an approved audio procedure and an approved visual device to verify that:
The area outside the flightdeck door is secure, and;
If someone outside the flightdeck is seeking to have the flightdeck door opened, that person is not under duress, and;
If the airplane is in flight, any installed physical secondary barrier (IPSB) required by § 121.313(l) has been deployed; and
After the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section have been satisfactorily accomplished, the crewmember in charge on the flightdeck authorizes the door to be unlocked and open.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[Amdt. 121-334, 72 FR 45635, Aug. 15, 2007, as amended by Amdt. 121-389, 88 FR 41308, June 26, 2023]
Source
Source: Docket 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40103, 40113, 40119, 41706, 42301 preceding note added by Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 412, 126 Stat. 89, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44729, 44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732 note); Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note).
Amendments
[Amdt. 121-334, 72 FR 45635, Aug. 15, 2007, as amended by Amdt. 121-389, 88 FR 41308, June 26, 2023]