Originally Posted by
Australopithecus
Maybe that’s because the pax O2 worked for more than 75% of the passengers.
This issue breaks down into a discussion when really it should be about the aircraft's ability to meet the regulations and moral imperatives to supply 100% of the iccupants with reliable O2 supply. This is just the Titanic revisited: Insufficient lifeboats=insufficienct O2 reliability.
Exactly! The whole point is that Boeing, instead of sticking to the proven system, applied some new technology which got certificated by the FAA.
But contrary to everything we do in aviation, this cannot checked or tested. It is a lifesaver! How could this have passed certification?
And now apparently it has been tested, only 75% works. Doesn’t exactly return my faith in Boeing and FAA..