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Two line aircraft maintenance technicians (amts) report about an ETOPS B767-300 aircraft that had security seals applied to flight attendant ceiling mounted oxygen mask door panel seams by a cabin contract service provider; at all cabin door jumpseat locations. Oxygen masks would not have been available to flight attendants in an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1168283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Oxygen System/Crew |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 30 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Security Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Inbound PIREP flight attendant oxygen panels; all except mid panel; ceiling mounted oxygen mask doors sealed shut with security seals. Removed security seals. Will provide information to union representative. [Recommend] to actively train all outsourced (contracted) cleaners [about] what must and must not be covered with security seals. This is a very serious safety concern.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two Line Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) report about an ETOPS B767-300 aircraft that had security seals applied to Flight Attendant ceiling mounted Oxygen Mask Door Panel seams by a Cabin Contract Service provider; at all Cabin door jumpseat locations. Oxygen masks would not have been available to flight attendants in an emergency.
Narrative: Inbound PIREP Flight Attendant Oxygen Panels; all except mid panel; ceiling mounted oxygen mask doors sealed shut with security seals. Removed security seals. Will provide information to Union Representative. [Recommend] to actively train all Outsourced (Contracted) Cleaners [about] what must and must not be covered with security seals. This is a very serious safety concern.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.