Storage compartment for an aircraft, with a storage 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 swivelling axis between an open position and a closed position, with a force assistance apparatus, the force assistance apparatus having an assistance force unit, it being possible for the assistance force unit to be moved selectively into an active state or a passive state, the assistance force unit providing, in the active state, an assistance force which acts in the direction of the closed position, the assistance force bringing about a force 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 assistance force unit having a spiral spring for generating the assistance force, the spiral spring being received in a receiving housing which is arranged on the storage compartment housing, it being possible for one spring end of the spiral spring to be moved into an operative connection with the swivelling compartment in the active state, in order to load the swivelling compartment with the assistance force, characterized in that the swivelling compartment has a driving section, and in that the receiving housing has a slotted guide, the driving section being arranged such that it is guided relative to the receiving housing in the slotted guide between the open position and the closed position, the spring end being supported on the driving section in the active state, in order to load the swivelling compartment with the assistance force via the driving section. with a storage 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 swivelling axis between an open position and a closed position, with a force assistance apparatus, the force assistance apparatus having an assistance force unit, it being possible for the assistance force unit to be moved selectively into an active state or a passive state, the assistance force unit providing, in the active state, an assistance force which acts in the direction of the closed position, the assistance force bringing about a force 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 assistance force unit having a spiral spring for generating the assistance force, the spiral spring being received in a receiving housing which is arranged on the storage compartment housing, it being possible for one spring end of the spiral spring to be moved into an operative connection with the swivelling compartment in the active state, in order to load the swivelling compartment with the assistance force, characterized in that the swivelling compartment has a driving section, and in that the receiving housing has a slotted guide, the driving section being arranged such that it is guided relative to the receiving housing in the slotted guide between the open position and the closed position, the spring end being supported on the driving section in the active state, in order to load the swivelling compartment with the assistance force via the driving section.