FAA orders oxygen masks out of the lav

The FAA has announced it ordered all airlines last month toremove oxygen masks from all aircraft lavatories.  

While they wouldn’t go into detail, the agency said it was for “security” purposes and they wanted to have the work done before it became public.

The agency said it is now working with manufacturers to replace the old systems with new ones. Until then, it’s instructing flight attendants to check lavatories in times of oxygen emergencies.

(Frank II)

Comments

[Till]

I presume the oxygen masks are all linked to a central system. If one were to open the compartment where they are stored in the lavatory, one would have all the time to hook into that system and possibly gas the entire plane, even the cockpit which then would bring down the plane.

Come to think of it this may even be possible with just some water in the cabin. Pour powder in water which then reacts and creates the gas.

But then they could still trigger the oxygen masks and be safe or at least not all dead. But if the gas actually comes from the oxygen masks that's not possible.

Scary thought. I wonder what took them 9.5 years to think of that. :(