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There are three independent supplemental oxygen

systems installed on A320 Series aircraft.

Cockpit fixed (crew) oxygen

Cabin fixed oxygen system for the passengers and

flight attendants.

Portable oxygen system (i.e., walk-around bottles)

for crew and passengers.

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 Crew Oxygen
Four Oxygen Masks First
Captain Officer

F23087p Storage Box Storage Box F23087p

Fourth
Occupant Third
Occupant

F23087p
F23087p

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 Crew Oxygen
Low
Pressure
System

Low-pressure supply valve

(controlled from the cockpit) T
F23087p

Single
Over pressure High
discharge indicator
Pressure
Bottle

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 Crew Oxygen

Used to control the

low-pressure supply valve

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 Crew Oxygen

500

Normal
Below
Below
Below1000
indication
600
300
50 PSI
PSI
PSI

These may also be displayed if the OXYGEN

CREW SUPPLY pb is selected OFF.

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 Crew Oxygen

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 Crew Oxygen
Mask Controls
BLINKER
Opens when oxygen is flowing to the
mask

TEST/RESET pb
Used to test the mask and reset the
mask microphone

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 Crew Oxygen
Mask Controls
RED GRIPS N/100% SELECTOR
Used to remove the mask from the box 100% - Mask delivers 100% oxygen
and inflate the harness. N – Mask delivers an air O2 mix

EMERGENCY pb
Pushed and held – a positive flow of
oxygen is supplied to the mask.
Rotated clockwise – continuous positive
pressure is supplied to the mask.

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 Crew Oxygen
Mask Testing
The mask is tested during the preflight without
having to remove it from the storage box.
To test the mask:
• Select the INT/RAD switch to the INT
position.
• Push and release out the INT reception knob
and adjust the volume.
• Adjust the loudspeaker volume.
• Transmit your intentions over the interphone
to warn ground crew who may be listening.
• Then do this…

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 Crew Oxygen
Normal Mask Operation Mask Stowing

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 Crew Oxygen

OXY ON flag is only a factor if the mask

has been removed from the storage box.

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 Cabin Oxygen System
Solid state chemical oxygen generators

Oxygen stations are located :

• Above the passengers seats (3 & 4 mask units)
• In the lavs (2 mask units)
• In the galleys (2 mask units)
• At the flight attendant stations (2 mask units)

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 Cabin Oxygen System

The oxygen masks automatically

deploy at a cabin altitude of

The flow of oxygen starts when a mask is pulled down and extended toward the
user and lasts approximately 15 minutes.

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 Cabin Oxygen System

The cabin oxygen masks can be manually deployed by pushing the OXYGEN
MASK MAN ON pb.

The SYS ON light illuminates if the signal has been sent to deploy the masks,
either automatically or manually.

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 Portable Oxygen System
Several portable oxygen bottles are stored throughout the cabin.
They are available for first aid use or as walk-around units
following a loss of cabin pressure.

Each bottle has a mask attached and supplies oxygen

for approximately 65 minutes.

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