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Aircraft equipment problem some of the passenger seats were apparently not able to have automatic oxygen presentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 312533 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 312533 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
About 1 hour into flight at FL350, flight attendants reported several seats out in coach. Followed procedures in operation manual to check for oxygen presentation and eventually reseated several passenger. On arrival hnl, maintenance showed us how to drop the panel in the forward buffet and check oxygen continuity switch on test panel. This simple procedure should be in the operation manual. It would save having to descend to FL300 if at a higher altitude, saving fuel or an otherwise unnecessary return for maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB SOME OF THE PAX SEATS WERE APPARENTLY NOT ABLE TO HAVE AUTOMATIC OXYGEN PRESENTATION.
Narrative: ABOUT 1 HR INTO FLT AT FL350, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SEVERAL SEATS OUT IN COACH. FOLLOWED PROCS IN OP MANUAL TO CHK FOR OXYGEN PRESENTATION AND EVENTUALLY RESEATED SEVERAL PAX. ON ARRIVAL HNL, MAINT SHOWED US HOW TO DROP THE PANEL IN THE FORWARD BUFFET AND CHK OXYGEN CONTINUITY SWITCH ON TEST PANEL. THIS SIMPLE PROC SHOULD BE IN THE OP MANUAL. IT WOULD SAVE HAVING TO DSND TO FL300 IF AT A HIGHER ALT, SAVING FUEL OR AN OTHERWISE UNNECESSARY RETURN FOR MAINT.
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.