Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 18, 2006
Submitted
February 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
856
Aircraft time
28,198 hours, 10,801 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
MF100511
Part serial
80333
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
21,584 hours, 8,251 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI - FLT 15 - DURING FLIGHT, EN ROUTE TO PHX FROM JFK, CREW REPORTED THAT THE CAPTAINS OXYGEN MASK INFLATE TUBE BROKE. CREW DIVERTED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE SWAPPED CAPTAINS O2 MASK WITH SECOND OBSERVERS MASK AND MEL'D THE SECOND OBSERVERS SEAT. MAINTENANCE CLEARED MEL BY SWAPPING MASKS BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITIONS AND REPLACING THE CAPTAINS OXYGEN MASK IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES TASK CARD R1B35301. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD.

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