Narrative:

The problem was discovered on a routine inspection of the aircraft, and my fellow mechanic and I were informed of the problem that the oxygen generator was not installed in a svcable first class seat assembly. Since the removal/installation of this first class seat happened more than 2 months ago, my recollection of the following events are as such: first, my partner and I had multiple non routine assignments upon a DC10 aircraft. This included work on the APU and the tasks of removal/installation of the first officer seat, and the removal/installation of the first class seat. I remember pulling up the maintenance manual for the first class seat at the same time I pulled up the maintenance manual for the first officer seat. I also remember that we were under duress due to the aircraft having an early flight. We also had a problem with trying to get the multiplexer entertainment system working on the first class seat. I believe these factors: 1) the seat having a svcable tag on it, even when the seat assembly is not completely intact. 2) time, under duress due to aircraft early flight. 3) problems arising during tasks. 4) paperwork may have been mixed between first officer and first class, were the contributing results of the incident. The company is looking into flagging the oxygen compartment on the seat assembly to help catch the eye of future mechanics with this task. The company is also looking into other precautionary and training steps.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-10 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED WITH A FIRST CLASS SEAT INSTALLED WITHOUT THE PAX EMER OXYGEN CANISTER INSTALLED.

Narrative: THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED ON A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, AND MY FELLOW MECH AND I WERE INFORMED OF THE PROB THAT THE OXYGEN GENERATOR WAS NOT INSTALLED IN A SVCABLE FIRST CLASS SEAT ASSEMBLY. SINCE THE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OF THIS FIRST CLASS SEAT HAPPENED MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AGO, MY RECOLLECTION OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE AS SUCH: FIRST, MY PARTNER AND I HAD MULTIPLE NON ROUTINE ASSIGNMENTS UPON A DC10 ACFT. THIS INCLUDED WORK ON THE APU AND THE TASKS OF REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OF THE FO SEAT, AND THE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST CLASS SEAT. I REMEMBER PULLING UP THE MAINT MANUAL FOR THE FIRST CLASS SEAT AT THE SAME TIME I PULLED UP THE MAINT MANUAL FOR THE FO SEAT. I ALSO REMEMBER THAT WE WERE UNDER DURESS DUE TO THE ACFT HAVING AN EARLY FLT. WE ALSO HAD A PROB WITH TRYING TO GET THE MULTIPLEXER ENTERTAINMENT SYS WORKING ON THE FIRST CLASS SEAT. I BELIEVE THESE FACTORS: 1) THE SEAT HAVING A SVCABLE TAG ON IT, EVEN WHEN THE SEAT ASSEMBLY IS NOT COMPLETELY INTACT. 2) TIME, UNDER DURESS DUE TO ACFT EARLY FLT. 3) PROBS ARISING DURING TASKS. 4) PAPERWORK MAY HAVE BEEN MIXED BTWN FO AND FIRST CLASS, WERE THE CONTRIBUTING RESULTS OF THE INCIDENT. THE COMPANY IS LOOKING INTO FLAGGING THE OXYGEN COMPARTMENT ON THE SEAT ASSEMBLY TO HELP CATCH THE EYE OF FUTURE MECHS WITH THIS TASK. THE COMPANY IS ALSO LOOKING INTO OTHER PRECAUTIONARY AND TRAINING STEPS.

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.