ANA warned by gov't after oxygen masks found tangled in aircraft

Tuesday 01st December, 05:21 AM JST

TOKYO —

The government issued a warning to All Nippon Airways Co on Monday after finding that a number of oxygen masks in three of the company’s aircraft were tangled and unable to drop down properly due to maintenance error.

The airline said oxygen tubes were incorrectly wrapped around the masks at a Singapore maintenance company, SASCO, during maintenance last year and the Boeing 777s flew some 2,600 times before it was discovered last week that about 22% of the masks on the three planes could not deploy properly.

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some14some at 07:26 AM JST - 1st December

Now check if tubes were carrying O2 and not CO2.
bdiego at 08:22 AM JST - 1st December

This kind of musical chairs is part of darwin's theory. I'll be grabbing my neighbors as they lose consciousness. Not saying it's right, but it's not wrong either.
elbudamexicano at 08:52 AM JST - 1st December

No, no, just hold your breath until the ANA airplane reaches 5 thousand meters more or less and it will feel just taking a deep breath over Mt. Fuji!
therightstuff at 11:13 AM JST - 1st December

Good that they found out now
Yelnats at 11:49 AM JST - 1st December

I bet JAL is checking theirs now too.
NeoJamal at 01:08 PM JST - 1st December

Maintenance: Aircraft oxygen masks do not deploy

Engineers: Oxygen masked removed, deployment no-longer a factor.
noborito at 07:49 AM JST - 6th December

I think in any situation that you are in a Japanese Airline and the masks deploy that is the least of your problems.