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Aviation vocabulary · Cabin Service & Safety

Cross-check

Meaning in aviation, with examples

verbCommon term

In aviation, cross-check means: To check something a second time, usually by another person, so that mistakes are caught. For doors, each crew member checks the opposite door after arming.

In Turkish: çapraz kontrol yapmak, karşılıklı kontrol etmek

How it is used

Best known from the command 'Cabin crew, arm doors and cross-check'; after it, the slide inflates automatically if a door is opened. Pilots also cross-check altitudes, settings and data entered into the flight computer.

Example sentences

  1. Cabin crew, arm doors and cross-check.

  2. The captain cross-checked the fuel figures before signing the load sheet.

Common collocations

  • arm doors and cross-check
  • cross-check the doors
  • cross-check the settings
  • cross-check complete
  • evacuation slideAn inflatable slide fitted to an aircraft door that lets people slide quickly to the ground in an evacuation. It inflates automatically when an armed door is opened.
  • cabin crewThe team of trained staff who look after the safety and comfort of passengers in the cabin during a flight.
  • purserThe senior cabin crew member who leads the cabin team on a flight and is the main link between the cabin and the cockpit.
  • checklistA written list of items that pilots or other crew check in a fixed order, so that nothing important is forgotten in each phase of flight.

More terms: Cabin Service & Safety

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