Service difficulty report · Mask · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
February 9, 2023
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137AA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6647
Aircraft time
2,247 hours, 8,655 cycles
Part
Mask
Condition
Deployed
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT DUE TO THE O2 MASKS DEPLOYED ROW 33ABC,36ABC,11DEF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPACKED O2 MASKS PER AMM 35-21-43-550-801-A AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF MANUAL MASK RELEASE PER AMM 35-23-00-710-001-A.