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Old Dec 2, 2018, 7:23 pm
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Dave Noble
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Originally Posted by Platy
A cursory Google search on overhead bin design indicates that such are usually equipped with lift assisting mechanisms. These can lower the required effort when closing the bins (e.g. a 40 kg load effectively can become a 10kg load according to the ITT Control Technologies website). If crew cannot muster the strength for such a load they are not fit enough for the safety tasks that might be required of them (e.g. opening overwing exits)

QF tested the pivot design through their Project Amber some years ago - it would be incompetent if the OH&S aspects of such bins were not fully tested and assessed.

IME QF cabin crew are very reluctant to lift individual carry on items into the bins and mostly leave that task to the passenger.
It is not the staff's job to lift passengers items and put them in the compartments. istr hearing that they are not even covered for imjuries that occur if they ignore the advice not to do so - if it isn't their role to lift the bags, I can see why they would be reluctant to do so

Regardless of impact to difficulty closimg the cpmpartment doors, the airline specifies a weight limit and the passenger exceeded it - the issue seems to be that not all staff are enforcing it ; if they were, then the OP would have had the problem resolved 50 flights * years ago and be taking bags 7kg or lighter
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