DOC AIRBUS | AMM A320FPORTABLE OXYGEN - DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL
1. General
The portable oxygen system supplies oxygen to the cabin attendants, the passengers and the crew in an emergency.
The subsystems of the portable oxygen system are as follows:
** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL The portable oxygen system supplies oxygen to the cabin attendants, the passengers and the crew in an emergency.
The subsystems of the portable oxygen system are as follows:
- The flight-crew portable devices
- The cabin-attendants portable devices.
The flight-crew portable device is installed in the console at the right side of the cockpit.
The cabin-attendants portable-breathing equipment is installed in different positions in the cabin. The recommended positions are: - In the galley areas
- In the attendants seat areas
- In the overhead stowages
- In the cabin stowages/doghouses.
2. Description
A. Flight-Crew Portable Devices (Ref. 35-31-00)
The flight-crew portable device is a Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE). Its primary use is to supply oxygen to one crew member if there is a fire or emission of smoke and/or poisonous gas. It permits a crew member to move freely to extinguish a fire. It can also supply emergency-oxygen if the fixed emergency-oxygen system does not work.
The flight-crew portable device is a Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE). Its primary use is to supply oxygen to one crew member if there is a fire or emission of smoke and/or poisonous gas. It permits a crew member to move freely to extinguish a fire. It can also supply emergency-oxygen if the fixed emergency-oxygen system does not work.
B. Cabin-Attendants Portable Devices (Ref. 35-32-00)
The devices available in the cabin-attendants portable devices are as follows:
The devices available in the cabin-attendants portable devices are as follows:
- HP oxygen cylinder with the continuous-flow masks
- PBE
- Demonstration oxygen masks
- Manual release tools.
They are installed at different locations in the cabin and are immediately available for the cabin attendants.
The HP oxygen cylinders with the continuous-flow masks supply first-aid oxygen to the passengers. If necessary, they can also supply oxygen to the cabin attendants.
The primary use of the PBE is to supply oxygen to the cabin attendants if there is a fire or an emission of smoke and/or poisonous gas. It permits them to move freely to extinguish the fire.