Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 1, 2010
Submitted
November 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1821
Aircraft time
26,977 hours, 12,207 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Oxygen Mask
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Row 12abc
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ONE OXYGEN MASK DEPLOYED IN COACH. ROW 12ABC IS THE LOCATION. STOWED MASK. SEATS DEFERRED REF MEL 3521A. O2 DOOR HAD TO BE INTERIM REPAIRED CLOSED WITH APPROVED TAPE. ADJUSTED DOOR LATCH ASSY, FOUND LOOSE AND SHIFTED. SECURED LATCH ASSY. REPACKED MASKS AND CLOSED DOOR. ACCOMPLISHED MASK DROP CHECK. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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