NTSB · Safety Recommendation
Safety Recommendation A-76-026
Recommendation
ISSUE AN OPERATIONS BULLETIN FOR A REVIEW OF ORAL BRIEFINGS AND PASSENGER SAFETY CARDS FOR EACH PART 121, 123, AND 135.2 CERTIFICATE HOLDER TO ASSURE THAT BRIEFINGS AND PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE PASSENGER CHEMICAL SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN SYSTEM ARE FACTUAL AND UNAMBIGUOUS AND CONFORM TO THE GUIDELINES OF THE ABOVE AC.
Safety Issue and Context
SEVERAL RAPID DECOMPRESSION MISHAPS INVOLVING DC-10 AND L-1011 AIRCRAFT HAVE DISCLOSED PROBLEMS WITH CHEMICALLY GENERATED PASSENGER SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN SYSTEMS. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD'S SPECIAL STUDY, "CHEMICALLY GENERATED SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN SYSTEMS IN DC-10 AND L-1011 AIRCRAFT"1/INDICATES THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE PRIMARILY THE RESULT OF A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE SYSTEM BY BOTH PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.
Response History
August 2, 1976 · Recipient Response · FAA
AN AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED TO INCORPORATE GUIDANCE MATERIAL RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING: C. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF ORAL BRIEFINGS AND PASSENGER SAFETY INFORMATION CARDS TO ASSURE THE INCORPORATION OF CLEAR, FACTUAL DATA ON THE USE OF THE SUBJECT SYSTEM.