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B757-200 first officer discovers security check personnel had placed security tape over the O2 container doors in the lavatories rendering them inoperable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802182 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 137 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 770 |
| ASRS Report | 802182 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Upon visiting the forward lav before departure I noticed blue security seal tape was over the oxygen mask door preventing it from deploying in the event of a loss of cabin pressure. We wrote up the issue; and contacted local station maintenance to remove the tape. This is the second time in 3 months that I have seen security tape placed on the supplemental oxygen door in a lavatory. It appears that there is a training deficiency for the personnel that place the security tape in the aircraft. It is a serious incident that could result in loss of life during a depressurization event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 FO DISCOVERS SECURITY CHECK PERSONNEL HAD PLACED SECURITY TAPE OVER THE O2 CONTAINER DOORS IN THE LAVATORIES RENDERING THEM INOPERABLE.
Narrative: UPON VISITING THE FORWARD LAV BEFORE DEPARTURE I NOTICED BLUE SECURITY SEAL TAPE WAS OVER THE OXYGEN MASK DOOR PREVENTING IT FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. WE WROTE UP THE ISSUE; AND CONTACTED LOCAL STATION MAINTENANCE TO REMOVE THE TAPE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 MONTHS THAT I HAVE SEEN SECURITY TAPE PLACED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN DOOR IN A LAVATORY. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A TRAINING DEFICIENCY FOR THE PERSONNEL THAT PLACE THE SECURITY TAPE IN THE AIRCRAFT. IT IS A SERIOUS INCIDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE DURING A DEPRESSURIZATION EVENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.