Service difficulty report · Harness · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
July 1, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
56,230 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Harness
Part number
MXH30
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Oxygen Mask
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DUE TO VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, THE CAPTAINS QUICK DONNING OXYGEN MASK WAS REMOVED FROM ITS STOWAGE BOX. THE MASK HARNESS INITIALLY INFLATED CORRECTLY ALLOWING THE MASK TO BE WORN. AFTER THE MASK HAD TIGHTENED TO THE CAPTAINS FACE, THE LEFT HARNESS TUBE RUPTURED ALLOWING THE MASK TO RELEASE FROM THE FACE. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAPTAIN HAVING TO HOLD THE MASK WITH ONE HAND WHILE CONTINUING WITH THE QRH PROCEDURE. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE MASK HAS REVEALED THAT THE TUBING WITHIN THE FABRIC PROTECTIVE SLEEVE OF THE RIGHT LIMB OF THE HARNESS HAD SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES FROM ONE END.

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