Storage compartment for an aircraft, with a storge compartment housing for fastening to an aircraft structure, with a swivelling compartment for receiving storage items, the swivelling compartment being mounted in the storage compartment housing via a swivel bearing such that it can be swivelled in a swivelling range about a swivel axis between an open position and a closed position, with a power assistance apparatus, the power assistance apparatus having a power assistance unit, it being possible for the power assistance unit to be moved selectively into an active state or a passive state, the power assistance unit providing, in the active state, assisting power which acts in the direction of the closed position, the assisting power bringing about power assistance on the swivelling compartment in the case of a closing movement of the swivelling compartment from the open position in the direction of the closed position, the power assistance apparatus having an actuating unit, the actuating unit having an actuating device for actuating the power assistance unit, in order to switch the power assistance unit from the passive state into the active state, with the result that the power assistance unit can be switched on by way of a user by actuation of the actuating device independently of the loading state of the swivelling compartment, with the result that the closing operation of the swivelling compartment is implemented selectively with or without power assistance, an actuation of the actuating device being prevented in the closed position of the swivelling compartment and being possible in the open position of the swivelling compartment, characterized in that the actuating device can be locked, the actuating unit having a key member for unlocking the actuating device, it being possible for the actuating device to be switched between a locked state and a released state, triggering of the actuating device being prevented and locked in the locked state and it being possible and released in the released state. with a storge compartment housing for fastening to an aircraft structure, with a swivelling compartment for receiving storage items, the swivelling compartment being mounted in the storage compartment housing via a swivel bearing such that it can be swivelled in a swivelling range about a swivel axis between an open position and a closed position, with a power assistance apparatus, the power assistance apparatus having a power assistance unit, it being possible for the power assistance unit to be moved selectively into an active state or a passive state, the power assistance unit providing, in the active state, assisting power which acts in the direction of the closed position, the assisting power bringing about power assistance on the swivelling compartment in the case of a closing movement of the swivelling compartment from the open position in the direction of the closed position, the power assistance apparatus having an actuating unit, the actuating unit having an actuating device for actuating the power assistance unit, in order to switch the power assistance unit from the passive state into the active state, with the result that the power assistance unit can be switched on by way of a user by actuation of the actuating device independently of the loading state of the swivelling compartment, with the result that the closing operation of the swivelling compartment is implemented selectively with or without power assistance, an actuation of the actuating device being prevented in the closed position of the swivelling compartment and being possible in the open position of the swivelling compartment, characterized in that the actuating device can be locked, the actuating unit having a key member for unlocking the actuating device, it being possible for the actuating device to be switched between a locked state and a released state, triggering of the actuating device being prevented and locked in the locked state and it being possible and released in the released state.