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The oxygen masks involuntarily dropped for passenger use on 1 side of the cabin in an medium large transport air carrier aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261484 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 261484 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Climbing through 18000 ft, flight attendant advised that oxygen mask had deployed on left side of aircraft only. Advised ATC we would return to pit. Aircraft cabin was normal, no oxygen mask deployment light was on. Dispatcher advised to continue to destination, avp. We then advised ATC we would continue to avp. Normal landing was made. No oxygen canisters had been activated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE OXYGEN MASKS INVOLUNTARILY DROPPED FOR PAX USE ON 1 SIDE OF THE CABIN IN AN MLG ACR ACFT.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 18000 FT, FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THAT OXYGEN MASK HAD DEPLOYED ON L SIDE OF ACFT ONLY. ADVISED ATC WE WOULD RETURN TO PIT. ACFT CABIN WAS NORMAL, NO OXYGEN MASK DEPLOYMENT LIGHT WAS ON. DISPATCHER ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO DEST, AVP. WE THEN ADVISED ATC WE WOULD CONTINUE TO AVP. NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. NO OXYGEN CANISTERS HAD BEEN ACTIVATED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.