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After an md-80 pressurization failed and the passengers' oxygen masks deployed; a flight attendant was unable to lower a single row of passenger oxygen masks which had failed to activate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1079005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 13 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 4 Flight Attendant Total 16 Flight Attendant Type 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
As we had slowly started our descent we lost cabin pressure. Everyone was experiencing ear pain. I heard 4 chimes from cockpit. I picked up interphone and got emergency info from captain. The oxygen masks deployed however seat 32A/B did not open. I stuck a pin in the hole then a pen then I tried to pry it open with no luck. I smacked it and still did not come down so I had to have the passengers share additional oxygen masks from seat in front. We landed safely and I reported to the captain of seat 32 a/B. After some sit time we then worked the flight back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After an MD-80 pressurization failed and the passengers' oxygen masks deployed; a Flight Attendant was unable to lower a single row of passenger oxygen masks which had failed to activate.
Narrative: As we had slowly started our descent we lost cabin pressure. Everyone was experiencing ear pain. I heard 4 chimes from cockpit. I picked up interphone and got Emergency info from Captain. The oxygen masks deployed however seat 32A/B did not open. I stuck a pin in the hole then a pen then I tried to pry it open with no luck. I smacked it and still did not come down so I had to have the passengers share additional oxygen masks from seat in front. We landed safely and I reported to the Captain of seat 32 A/B. After some sit time we then worked the flight back.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.