Flight Attendant Current
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Procedure
During my pre-flight checks; I discovered that one of the O2 walk-around bottles in the forward entry storage space was out of the bracket and did not have the mask and tubing connected. I reported the issue to the Captain prior to boarding. Captain requested Maintenance to come and correct the issue which was completed prior to passenger boarding. Flight departed without further incident. As in several previous ASRS reports; I am finding O2 walk-around bottles without the mask/tubing connected at an alarming frequency. I am not sure where they failure in procedures is occurring that these bottles are being replaced without the tubing attached so that they are cabin ready. As suggested in previous reports; this issue is chronic if; out of all of the flights operated and the few I am working; I find O2 bottles without the tubing connected as frequently as I am finding them. A thorough check of the fleet to make sure all bottles are connected would at least allow us to start fresh with emphasis on both Maintenance and flight attendant training to identify and correct this issue. In talking with many of my flight attendant colleagues; many said they were unaware that they were actually supposed to check that the tubing is connected during pre-flight checks.
B737-800 Flight Attendant reported multiple instances during preflight of finding walkaround O2 bottles with mask and tubing not connected.