A320 flight crew concerned with security tape being placed over lavatory passenger oxygen mask.

Attributes
ACN	721068
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
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 : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15550 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	721068
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Both aft lavatories had oxygen psu's taped closed with security tape preventing any possible deployment of passenger oxygen masks. Tape looked like it had been that way for quite a while. Entered into log history; but safety report is written as this has become a frequent write-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW CONCERNED WITH SECURITY TAPE BEING PLACED OVER LAVATORY PAX OXYGEN MASK.

Narrative: BOTH AFT LAVATORIES HAD OXYGEN PSU'S TAPED CLOSED WITH SECURITY TAPE PREVENTING ANY POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF PAX OXYGEN MASKS. TAPE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN THAT WAY FOR QUITE A WHILE. ENTERED INTO LOG HISTORY; BUT SAFETY RPT IS WRITTEN AS THIS HAS BECOME A FREQUENT WRITE-UP.

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.