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When their MD80 suffered a decompression which deployed the passenger oxygen masks; most elastic restraining straps were degraded requiring the masks be held in place manually.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 973934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Oxygen System/Pax |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
[Aircraft experienced a loss of pressurization]. Most of the elastic bands attached to the [passenger oxygen]masks were bad [on this aircraft]. Mask had to be hand held to their faces making it very difficult for passengers with babies and animals. 80% of passengers did not know to pull down on tubing to start the flow of oxygen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When their MD80 suffered a decompression which deployed the passenger oxygen masks; most elastic restraining straps were degraded requiring the masks be held in place manually.
Narrative: [Aircraft experienced a loss of pressurization]. Most of the elastic bands attached to the [passenger oxygen]masks were bad [on this aircraft]. Mask had to be hand held to their faces making it very difficult for passengers with babies and animals. 80% of passengers did not know to pull down on tubing to start the flow of oxygen.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.