Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Airbus A330343

Difficulty date
October 23, 2026
Submitted
October 23, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N873CA
Make and model
Airbus A330343
Aircraft serial
1348
Aircraft time
30,132 hours, 10,190 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EACH SHIFT HAS NOW FOUND MORE FINDINGS WHICH ARE RELATIVELY CRITICAL FINDINGS SUCH AS LIQUID IN SOME OXYGEN MASKS AND OXYGEN TUBING IN THE CABIN COMPARTMENT HANGING FREELY WITHOUT BEING SECURED. A SERVICEABLE TAG FROM THE COMPANY VALLAIR HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND. A SAMPLE OF THE LIQUID FOUND WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE ITS COMPOSITION. INCLUDING THE ASSESSMENT OF ECCAIRS REPORTABILITY, WILL BE DETERMINED. THE SAMPLE WAS SEND TO ANALYSIS WITH THE LABORATOY OF LUFTHANSA TECHNIK THE 19-10-2026, THE CONTAMINATION (LIQUID) FOUND IN THE OXY MASK TUBS ARE PROBABLY BASED ON A CHEMICAL BINDER PRODUCT (BASED ON RESIN-MODIFIED, SHORT-OIL ALKYD). THE EXACT SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. ECCAIRS REPORT NUMBER: OR-0000000001749331

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