MD80 flight crew experienced loss of cockpit crew oxygen and diverted for maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	571946
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	571946
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oxygen gage other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise, the cockpit crew oxygen bottle bled down to zero. Notified dispatch, who concurred that mci was the best divert for the problem and repairs. Landed without incident after completing abnormal procedures. Repairs made and continued to lax without further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COCKPIT CREW OXYGEN AND DIVERTED FOR MAINT.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE, THE COCKPIT CREW OXYGEN BOTTLE BLED DOWN TO ZERO. NOTIFIED DISPATCH, WHO CONCURRED THAT MCI WAS THE BEST DIVERT FOR THE PROB AND REPAIRS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER COMPLETING ABNORMAL PROCS. REPAIRS MADE AND CONTINUED TO LAX WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS.

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.