Deployment of O2 masks alerts cabin attendant to loss of cabin pressure.

Attributes
ACN	775327
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 99
ASRS Report	775827
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

As I was fixing drinks; I felt dizzy and lightheaded. A moment later the masks dropped throughout entire aircraft. After realizing what was happening; I donned my oxygen mask; made PA; and then went from mask to mask to make sure everyone was using masks and were ok. Went back and donned a walkaround oxygen and continued to make sure everyone was ok -- especially children and unaccompanied minors we landed in ZZZ and everything was ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPLOYMENT OF O2 MASKS ALERTS CABIN ATTENDANT TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE.

Narrative: AS I WAS FIXING DRINKS; I FELT DIZZY AND LIGHTHEADED. A MOMENT LATER THE MASKS DROPPED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE ACFT. AFTER REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING; I DONNED MY OXYGEN MASK; MADE PA; AND THEN WENT FROM MASK TO MASK TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS USING MASKS AND WERE OK. WENT BACK AND DONNED A WALKAROUND OXYGEN AND CONTINUED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS OK -- ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND UNACCOMPANIED MINORS WE LANDED IN ZZZ AND EVERYTHING WAS OK.

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.