Jul 10, 2018, 6:55 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
The new 737 MAX 8 is equipped with new Rockwell Collins Interior Design “advanced“ ultra slimline lavatories (29” in F, 24” in Y) (link). Under Project Oasis, 737-823 and two class Airbus A321 aircraft will be refitted with these lavatories and the Rockwell Collins Meridian ultra slimline seats.
Airlines must comply with the Air Carrier Access Act (not the Americans with Disabilities Act), which states single aisle aircraft are not required to have ACAA compliant accessible lavatories.
CFR › Title 14 › Chapter II › Subchapter D › Part 382 › Subpart E › Section 382.63 (link)
§ 382.63 What are the requirements for accessible lavatories?
(a) As a carrier, you must ensure that aircraft with more than one aisle in which lavatories are provided shall include at least one accessible lavatory.
(1) The accessible lavatory must permit a qualified individual with a disability to enter, maneuver within as necessary to use all lavatory facilities, and leave, by means of the aircraft's on-board wheelchair.
(2) The accessible lavatory must afford privacy to persons using the on-board wheelchair equivalent to that afforded ambulatory users.
(3) The lavatory shall provide door locks, accessible call buttons, grab bars, faucets and other controls, and dispensers usable by qualified individuals with a disability, including wheelchair users and persons with manual impairments.
(b) With respect to aircraft with only one aisle in which lavatories are provided, you may, but are not required to, provide an accessible lavatory.
Airlines must comply with the Air Carrier Access Act (not the Americans with Disabilities Act), which states single aisle aircraft are not required to have ACAA compliant accessible lavatories.
CFR › Title 14 › Chapter II › Subchapter D › Part 382 › Subpart E › Section 382.63 (link)
§ 382.63 What are the requirements for accessible lavatories?
(a) As a carrier, you must ensure that aircraft with more than one aisle in which lavatories are provided shall include at least one accessible lavatory.
(1) The accessible lavatory must permit a qualified individual with a disability to enter, maneuver within as necessary to use all lavatory facilities, and leave, by means of the aircraft's on-board wheelchair.
(2) The accessible lavatory must afford privacy to persons using the on-board wheelchair equivalent to that afforded ambulatory users.
(3) The lavatory shall provide door locks, accessible call buttons, grab bars, faucets and other controls, and dispensers usable by qualified individuals with a disability, including wheelchair users and persons with manual impairments.
(b) With respect to aircraft with only one aisle in which lavatories are provided, you may, but are not required to, provide an accessible lavatory.
Is the Oasis / MAX lavatory Air Carrier Access Act / ACA compliant?
Apr 9, 2021, 9:11 am
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Yes the size of that lav is out control. God help the person that would need to go "number 2." I usually see lots of "liquid" on that lav floor and I try not to think what the composite of that "liquid" might be.
Another reason to upfare on the Oasis a/c, or pray for an upgrade. At least the F lav is a bit bigger and usually less used.
Another reason to upfare on the Oasis a/c, or pray for an upgrade. At least the F lav is a bit bigger and usually less used.
Apr 9, 2021, 10:06 am
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AA just wants to give fliers of its 737 MAX the same experience they get at their CLT terminal latrines..... At least only one person can use the latrine at a time on the 737 MAX so nobody can urinate on your shoes, which can easily happen at a urinal at CLT from the guy shoulder to shoulder next to you.
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AA just wants to give fliers of its 737 MAX the same experience they get at their CLT terminal latrines..... At least only one person can use the latrine at a time on the 737 MAX so nobody can urinate on your shoes, which can easily happen at a urinal at CLT from the guy shoulder to shoulder next to you.
In the B Admirals Club at CLT, the entire sink slab (one piece) in the men's room is installed backward. I was actually there a few hours after install and pointed it out to the dude, but he didn't speak English. (And he had fitted the faucets by then, so I guess it was a moot point). This is why you have to lean about a foot further to get to the lavatory in the B club compared to the C club.
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at least expectations are the same. Buying a big front seat and bringing your own food from your favorite terminal restaurant seems equivalent now. Only issue is irrops.
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