US Airways A333 over Atlantic on Jul 11th 2013, leaking oxygen mask
Last Update: July 19, 2013 / 20:56:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-703
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N278AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found a small leak in the captain's oxygen mask. The mask was swapped with the observer's mask, the oxygen bottle serviced and a leak check performed, the aircraft was subsequently returned to service.
The aircraft continued the journey and reached Philadelphia with a delay of 4:15 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-703
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N278AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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