Which statement is true about the slide when the door is disarmed?

Which statement is true about the slide when the door is disarmed?

• A. It inflates
• B. It does not inflate
• C. It is irrelevant to safety
• D. It resets to factory settings

Answer: (B)

Think about how the escape slide is linked to the door’s arming state. The slide only inflates automatically when the door is armed and opened in the way that triggers deployment. If the door is disarmed, the inflator is disabled, so opening the door will not cause the slide to inflate—the slide stays packed until the crew arms the door or uses a manual deployment if needed. This is a safety feature to prevent accidental slide deployment during normal door use. So the true statement is that the slide does not inflate when the door is disarmed. It’s not irrelevant to safety, and it doesn’t reset to factory settings, and it does not inflate in that disarmed state.

Think about how the escape slide is linked to the door’s arming state. The slide only inflates automatically when the door is armed and opened in the way that triggers deployment. If the door is disarmed, the inflator is disabled, so opening the door will not cause the slide to inflate—the slide stays packed until the crew arms the door or uses a manual deployment if needed. This is a safety feature to prevent accidental slide deployment during normal door use. So the true statement is that the slide does not inflate when the door is disarmed. It’s not irrelevant to safety, and it doesn’t reset to factory settings, and it does not inflate in that disarmed state.