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A DC10 first officer is written up by an air carrier inspector for pulling his oxygen mask one quarter inch away from his face so as to facilitate his breathing. The captain was absent from the cockpit at FL310 and the first officer was suffering from a cold.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 |
| ASRS Report | 428060 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Captain left cockpit. I donned oxygen mask. Had trouble breathing so I pulled mask away from face 1/4 inch to assist breathing due to cold. FAA inspector was on board and apparently wrote up my use of an oxygen mask.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10 FO IS WRITTEN UP BY AN ACR INSPECTOR FOR PULLING HIS OXYGEN MASK ONE QUARTER INCH AWAY FROM HIS FACE SO AS TO FACILITATE HIS BREATHING. THE CAPT WAS ABSENT FROM THE COCKPIT AT FL310 AND THE FO WAS SUFFERING FROM A COLD.
Narrative: CAPT LEFT COCKPIT. I DONNED OXYGEN MASK. HAD TROUBLE BREATHING SO I PULLED MASK AWAY FROM FACE 1/4 INCH TO ASSIST BREATHING DUE TO COLD. FAA INSPECTOR WAS ON BOARD AND APPARENTLY WROTE UP MY USE OF AN OXYGEN MASK.
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.