Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
February 14, 2001
Submitted
March 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23748
Aircraft time
35,926 hours, 20,648 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
35,926 hours, 20,648 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

IN PHX A FURTHER PRESSURIZATION CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED; THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. TWO OXYGEN MASK PANELS FAILED TO DROP DURING EVENT. OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED DUE TO RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION; A REPORT WAS GIVEN THAT THE FWD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND ROW 23 RT OXYGEN MASKS MAY HAVE FAILED TO DEPLOY. AFTER PASSENGER OXYGEN GENERATORS WERE REPLACED AND ALL OXYGEN MASKS WERE REPLACKED A TEST OF THE OXYGEN MASK MANUAL DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM WAS MADE AND ALL POSITIONS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY IAW AMM 35-22-00. NOTE: NOBODY WAS AT THE FWD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS POSITION WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED; UNABLE AT THIS TIME TO CONFIRM IF ANYONE WAS SEATED AT ROW 23 RT.

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