Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22; Flight Crew Total 5833; Flight Crew Type 779
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Company Policy
The AED (Automated External Defibrillator) must be checked by the FA (Flight Attendant) on preflight. On the B737 the AED is locked in a plastic box that is not clearly transparent; and if the FA opens the plastic container to appropriately complete their checks they would have to break the seal and Maintenance would come out. The additional associated issue is that if pilots are ferrying a flight; we do not have a key to unlock the AED in the event we need to access it for a fellow crew member. My understanding is that the Airbus AED is not in a locked container. Do not lock the AED to allow for preflight checks and access to all crew members.
B737NG Captain reported that the AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is in a locked; non-transparent container; which does not allow flight attendants to check it during preflight.