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I noticed on some aircraft, there is a small blue led light on the side of the first class seats. Occasionally, one of them is lit. What is it for? I even got up the nerve to ask one of the FA's - she had never noticed it before, and none of the other FA's had an idea what it was either.
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I've seen some of the fancier electric BE seats (I forget which ones), that have a light (I forget what color), that seem to indicate to the FAs whether or not the seat is fully upright for takeoff and landing, but you say - First Class seats. I guess you didn't, or can''t taka pic??
Also, I'm not really sure why you'd need nerve to ask a FA that!
I LUV to talk to the FAs whenever possible - - including about FlyerTalk! Anyway, once, I remember being on an A320. The seat pocket emergency cards say - A320-SR. I asked what "SR" means. They didn't know - - and neither did the pilots!!!
My ed-ji-kayted guess is A320-Standard Range, compared to ER (extended range) and LR (long range).
Any thoughts?
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I noticed on some aircraft, there is a small blue led light on the side of the first class seats. Occasionally, one of them is lit. What is it for? I even got up the nerve to ask one of the FA's - she had never noticed it before, and none of the other FA's had an idea what it was either.
DYKWIA sensor lights to warn the FAs.
That's why they weren't allowed to tell you what they were.
I noticed on some aircraft, there is a small blue led light on the side of the first class seats. Occasionally, one of them is lit. What is it for? I even got up the nerve to ask one of the FA's - she had never noticed it before, and none of the other FA's had an idea what it was either.
The B777 BE seats have a green light to indicate the seat is in the up right position for takeoff/landing. There is also a blue light indicating the in seat power outlet is in use.
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Originally Posted by davetravels
I LUV to talk to the FAs whenever possible - - including about FlyerTalk! Anyway, once, I remember being on an A320. The seat pocket emergency cards say - A320-SR. I asked what "SR" means. They didn't know - - and neither did the pilots!!!
My ed-ji-kayted guess is A320-Standard Range, compared to ER (extended range) and LR (long range).
Any thoughts?
Those are Boeing designations. For Airbus, SR means "slide/raft" and is used to denote over water equipment.
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Originally Posted by freqflyerbmw
The B777 BE seats have a green light to indicate the seat is in the up right position for takeoff/landing. There is also a blue light indicating the in seat power outlet is in use.
This is what I've been told. I would expect that the other aircraft that have been reconfigured with flat beds might have similar lights, for example the 767-400s, 747s, and redone 767-300s, but I haven't observed the lights on those aircraft.
If the OP really means (domestic) FC seats, I think I've seen some amber lights in the middle of the outside of the metal plate below the aisle armrest. These light up with the escape path lighting, so they're some sort of emergency lights. There are also lights that indicate that someone in the row has used the FA call button, but that little light is usually overhead, on the aisle side of the controls for lights, in aircraft that don't have the light and call button functions in the armrest.
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I noticed on some aircraft, there is a small blue led light on the side of the first class seats. Occasionally, one of them is lit. What is it for? I even got up the nerve to ask one of the FA's - she had never noticed it before, and none of the other FA's had an idea what it was either.
It's a cell phone detector. Lights up when phone is powered ON.
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