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An A320 flight attendant reports that the oxygen compartment doors in all three lavs were sealed with security tape.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 673729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| ASRS Report | 673729 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
As I did my preflight; I noticed nothing wrong. When we were airborne; I went into the fwd lav and found that the oxygen compartment had security seals on them. I proceded to check the 2 aft lavs and found the same thing. On the advice of my supervisor; I am filing this through a computer and I did a report as well. To me this is a safety issue. If we were to have a decompression; the compartment would not open. Do we have the authority to take the seals off? How many more aircraft are like this one that I found. As a safety/security rep; this is an issue that needs to be looked at.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT ATTENDANT RPTS THAT THE OXYGEN COMPARTMENT DOORS IN ALL THREE LAVS WERE SEALED WITH SECURITY TAPE.
Narrative: AS I DID MY PREFLT; I NOTICED NOTHING WRONG. WHEN WE WERE AIRBORNE; I WENT INTO THE FWD LAV AND FOUND THAT THE OXYGEN COMPARTMENT HAD SECURITY SEALS ON THEM. I PROCEDED TO CHK THE 2 AFT LAVS AND FOUND THE SAME THING. ON THE ADVICE OF MY SUPVR; I AM FILING THIS THROUGH A COMPUTER AND I DID A REPORT AS WELL. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF WE WERE TO HAVE A DECOMPRESSION; THE COMPARTMENT WOULD NOT OPEN. DO WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE THE SEALS OFF? HOW MANY MORE ACFT ARE LIKE THIS ONE THAT I FOUND. AS A SAFETY/SECURITY REP; THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.