Service difficulty report · Door · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
June 5, 2002
Submitted
July 11, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N404A
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
56
Aircraft time
1,512 hours, 988 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Stuck
Location
Oxygen System
Part time
1,512 hours, 988 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE TASK 35.200, ITEM 6, SELECTION OF OXYGEN CONTROLLER TO OVERIDE, SIX PASSENGER OXYGEN MASK DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FULLY AND DEPLOY THE MASKS. FIVE OF THE DOORS OPENED APPROXIMATELY .250 INCHES AND THE SIXTH DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. INSPECTION OF THE OXYGEN MASK DOORS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE STICKING TO THE LEATHER COVERING ON THE DOORS OR ON INTERIOR FOAM. THE OXYGEN MASKS WERE INSPECTED AND RE-SECURED. MAINTENANCE TASK 35.200, ITEM 6 WAS REPEATED AND ALL PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED PROPERLY. DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT FORWARD CABIN SEAT R2 OXYGEN MASK'S FLEXIBLE OXYGEN SUPPLY HOSE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE OXYGEN SUPPLY FIRTREE.