Meaning of three chime sounds in a row?

[Shamrock55]

Can any crew or people in the know explain what three "Bing-Bong" chimes mean on an Airbus? Is it some kind of urgent signal to the crew?

I know one "Bing-Bong" is a call to the crew from the flightdeck, or the internal calls to their phones to report doors closed, slides armed etc etc, but i've never heard three in a row before. This was late in the night, when everyone was asleep (except me obviously) on QF12 LAX-SYD on an A380.

I swore i then saw some crew move quickly towards the rear of the aircraft. Was it a signal to come help a sick pax or something?

Interestinly then later in the night I had a vivid dream that we had diverted to Hawai

 

[Himeno]

Listed as "Priority message".

Arm doors, cross check – learn the cabin crew talk - Qantas News Room

 

[jb747]

Toilet smoke alarm. Most likely someone smoking in the toilet.

 

[ozmille]

Toilet smoke alarm. Most likely someone smoking in the toilet.

unbelievable​ that people still do this!

 

[Buzzard]

unbelievable​ that people still do this!

Dealing with people/customers on a daily basis I don't find anything unbelievable.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

unbelievable​ that people still do this!

Toilet smoke alarms can be triggered by aerosols... deodorant or hairspray for example. Can be embarrassing for the passenger.

 

[ozmille]

Toilet smoke alarms can be triggered by aerosols... deodorant or hairspray for example. Can be embarrassing for the passenger.

didn't know that, would like to say I'll give that a try, but better not

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Chinese pilots still allowed to smoke in wheel house - no alarms there. Am currently sitting 3C on 380 awaiting dep to PVG and crew have indeed conf toilet alarms can be triggered by aerosols but it is very very rare - as MEL said would be so embarrassing for pax involved.

 

[Deleted member 9370]

Toilet smoke alarms can be triggered by aerosols... deodorant or hairspray for example. Can be embarrassing for the passenger.

This happen to me! Roll-on deodorant now!!

 

[Boca68]

This happen to me! Roll-on deodorant now!!

Or else this may be the result......

[video=youtube;l7x_7g33Pww]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7x_7g33Pww[/video]

 

[Shamrock55]

Wow. Incredible someone would try this on a Aus-US flight. I wonder what the outcome was, we were not met by cops at LAX, unless they went to the downstairs door.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Wow. Incredible someone would try this on a Aus-US flight. I wonder what the outcome was, we were not met by cops at LAX, unless they went to the downstairs door.

as mentioned above, may not have been smoking.

 

[jb747]

Chinese pilots still allowed to smoke in wheel house - no alarms there. Am currently sitting 3C on 380 awaiting dep to PVG and crew have indeed conf toilet alarms can be triggered by aerosols but it is very very rare - as MEL said would be so embarrassing for pax involved.

It isn't rare at all. Hairspray is the worst offender. Generally happens in the last 30 minutes before ToD. It sets off the master caution in the coughpit, so we know!

 

[Happy Trails]

It isn't rare at all. Hairspray is the worst offender. Generally happens in the last 30 minutes before ToD. It sets off the master caution in the coughpit, so we know!

Hmm, I wonder how they'll manage on Air Force One next year?

 

[jb747]

Hmm, I wonder how they'll manage on Air Force One next year?

Do you use hairspray on wigs? Learn something every day.

 

[flyer89]

I have it on good authority that the hair is real. It just resembles fairy floss made of p!ss.