The Boeing Company

Steven D Flickinger

Ty Aaby Larsen

Steven D Ellersick

James J Johnson

Mark E Smith

Darrell W Gaston, Jr

Dwight R Schaeffer

Mitchell J Piorkowski

Paul W Bandy

Shannon J Kupfer

Binh C Truong

Steven L Wehr

Julie M Shinn

A security system adapted for use on an aircraft to prevent unauthorized access into a cockpit area of the aircraft via a cockpit door. The system includes a keypad accessible by individuals in a cabin area of the aircraft. A logic system is in communication with the keypad and also with a switch disposed inside the cockpit. Occupants of the cockpit, via the switch, have the ability to manually unlock the cockpit door, to deny the request for entry, or to do nothing, in which case the door will be automatically unlocked after the expiration of a predetermined time interval. A pressure sensor in communication with the controller allows the electronic door locking member to be automatically overridden, and the door immediately opened, in the event of a decompression condition occurring in the cockpit.

Avionic door lock system

Systems and methods for illuminating flight deck devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flight deck panel illumination system includes at least one illuminated panel having at least one illumination source, and a power supply coupled to the at least one illumination source and to an electrical energy source that is configured to selectively provide a suitable power conversion mode in response to an applied signal. A processor is coupled to the power supply to generate the applied signal.

Systems and methods for lighting control in flight deck devices

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Arlington, WA, United States of America

Steven D Flickinger