I found a little "door" on the upper deck of this A380:
Source: Airliners.net
What is the purpose of that door, hatch, whatever?
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1$\begingroup$ At a guess a ladder for the emergency exit. $\endgroup$– ratchet freakApr 18, 2016 at 19:25
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It's for the emergency slide.
You can see it deployed here:
Source: Airliners.Net
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2$\begingroup$ It seems only the upper deck slides have a separate door (I assume it's because they don't fit at the normal location in the door). But I don't see the difference in the picture. $\endgroup$– minsApr 18, 2016 at 20:46
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1$\begingroup$ @mins, I don't know, but the inward slant of the upper deck door might have something to do with it. $\endgroup$ Apr 18, 2016 at 21:27
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Looking at Airbus's diagram gallery on the A380, this image suggests that the panel is to store and deploy the emergency evacuation slides.
This is also supported by another picture from the same document, in which similar doors are seen under each second row entrance.
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$\begingroup$ Those planes are beasts!!! Saw one at an airport I connected through last week. $\endgroup$– JonOct 10, 2019 at 20:17
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On the bottom deck the slide is packed inside the doors, but on the top deck the are in a small compartment underneath the door.
