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Air carrier captain reported the only available means to clean the crew O2 mask was to use saniwipes; which are reportedly inadequate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1734659 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aircraft Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On preflight of crew O2 masks the only available means of sanitizing the masks was saniwipes. Saniwipes have been determined not to be effective against covid-19 virus. Crash fire rescue equipment 135.89 requires use of O2 mask if one pilot leaves flight station above 25;000 feet MSL. Adequate means of sanitizing the masks is required.adequate means of sanitizing masks is required as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported the only available means to clean the crew O2 mask was to use SaniWipes; which are reportedly inadequate.
Narrative: On preflight of crew O2 masks the only available means of sanitizing the masks was SaniWipes. SaniWipes have been determined not to be effective against COVID-19 virus. CFR 135.89 requires use of O2 mask if one pilot leaves flight station above 25;000 feet MSL. Adequate means of sanitizing the masks is required.Adequate means of sanitizing masks is required ASAP.
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.