Service difficulty report · Valve · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date
March 21, 2003
Submitted
April 21, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N700RK
Make and model
Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial
253
Engine
Pwa PT6A6
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Valve
Part number
Z00N6039257260
Part serial
128
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
72 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH AN OXYGEN LEAK. THE ALTIMETRIC VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT VALVE ALSO LEAKED. THE THIRD VALVE INSTALLED DIDN`T LEAK IN THE OFF POSITION BUT WHEN THE PASSENGER OXYGEN WAS TURNED ON DEPLOYING THE MASKS THE VALVE LEAKED FROM THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. THIS VALVE IS LOCATED IN THE COCKPIT ABOVE THE HEADLINER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL SWITCHES. AN OXYGEN RICH ENVIRONMENT IN THIS LOCATION COULD BE DISASTOROUS. THIS VALVE SHOULD BE RELOCATED TO THE CABIN TO ELEMINATE ANY HAZARDS.

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