Flight Attendant Current
Flight Attendant Airline Total 13; Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 4; Flight Attendant Total 16; Flight Attendant Type 20
Time Pressure; Training / Qualification; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
As we had slowly started our descent we lost cabin pressure. Everyone was experiencing ear pain. I heard 4 chimes from cockpit. I picked up interphone and got Emergency info from Captain. The oxygen masks deployed however seat 32A/B did not open. I stuck a pin in the hole then a pen then I tried to pry it open with no luck. I smacked it and still did not come down so I had to have the passengers share additional oxygen masks from seat in front. We landed safely and I reported to the Captain of seat 32 A/B. After some sit time we then worked the flight back.
After an MD-80 pressurization failed and the passengers' oxygen masks deployed; a Flight Attendant was unable to lower a single row of passenger oxygen masks which had failed to activate.