<< >> NASA ASRS Report 549092, June 2002

An air carrier crew, discovering a number of passenger oxygen masks had dropped during landing, re-stowed the masks, blocked the seats and continued with the next leg of their trip.

Attributes
ACN	549092
Time
Date	200206
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	549092
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	549091
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : maint 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After a smooth landing in XXX, the oxygen mask in seat X dropped down. After passenger deplaned, we ensured that the lanyards had not been pulled, and re-stowed the masks. We departed for ZZZ on flight # XXX. After discussion with maintenance in ZZZ1, we were told it was an open discrepancy and required a logbook entry. I made the logbook entry and maintenance properly deferred the masks and blocked that row. Supplemental information from acn 549091: I inspected and re-stowed them, unaware that it required a logbook entry. The masks were inspected and re-stowed by maintenance and we were released with the appropriate MEL.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW, DISCOVERING A NUMBER OF PAX OXYGEN MASKS HAD DROPPED DURING LNDG, RE-STOWED THE MASKS, BLOCKED THE SEATS AND CONTINUED WITH THE NEXT LEG OF THEIR TRIP.

Narrative: AFTER A SMOOTH LNDG IN XXX, THE OXYGEN MASK IN SEAT X DROPPED DOWN. AFTER PAX DEPLANED, WE ENSURED THAT THE LANYARDS HAD NOT BEEN PULLED, AND RE-STOWED THE MASKS. WE DEPARTED FOR ZZZ ON FLT # XXX. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MAINT IN ZZZ1, WE WERE TOLD IT WAS AN OPEN DISCREPANCY AND REQUIRED A LOGBOOK ENTRY. I MADE THE LOGBOOK ENTRY AND MAINT PROPERLY DEFERRED THE MASKS AND BLOCKED THAT ROW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 549091: I INSPECTED AND RE-STOWED THEM, UNAWARE THAT IT REQUIRED A LOGBOOK ENTRY. THE MASKS WERE INSPECTED AND RE-STOWED BY MAINT AND WE WERE RELEASED WITH THE APPROPRIATE MEL.

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.