Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 14, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
834
Aircraft time
41,710 hours, 16,745 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulted
Location
O2 System
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

FOUND 13 VARIOUS ROWS O2 DOORS WILL NOT DEPLOY. RESET TRIED SEVERAL TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. MOVING TO HANGER TO T-S. REPLACED SEAT 2AB O2 CONTAINER AND PERFORMED DROP TEST. SEATS 6ABC, 12ABC, 18ABC, 19ABC, 21ABC, 25ABC, 3DEF, 6DEF, 8DEF, 24DEF, AND 26DEF WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHEN TESTED. RESET AND TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. REPLACED SEAT 1AB-2AB O2 MASK CONTAINER AND OPS CHECKED ALL MASK DROPS. ALL MASKS DEPLOYED NORMAL, INCLUDING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND LAVS.

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