Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 28, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203LG
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB926
Aircraft time
7,502 hours, 7,093 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
C3512000
Part serial
138689
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Cabin
Part time
7,502 hours, 7,093 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING THE CLIMB THE CABIN LOST PRESSURIZATION. (NOTE: SEE SEPARATE SDR ON THE PRESSURIZATION ISSUE). AS A RESULT OF THE PRESSURIZATION LOSS THE OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION SIMILAR TO A LATEX ALLERGIC REACTION. IF THE OXYGEN MASKS ARE OF A LATEX MATERIAL, THIS COULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS EFFECTS ON SOME PASSENGERS. THIS PASSENGER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE REACTION TO LATEX AND NO FURTHER PROBLEM RESULTED, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS WELL BELOW 12,000 FEET WHEN THE REACTION STARTED.

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