Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech B300

Difficulty date
June 7, 2005
Submitted
June 16, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6117C
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL417
Aircraft time
199 hours, 206 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
10142187
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Oxygen Sys
Part time
199 hours, 206 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

PERFORMING A PHASE 1 INSPECTION, IT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE PASSENGER OXYGEN SYSTEM. THE TEE HANDLE CONTROL WAS PULLED TO MANUALLY DEPLOY AND FLOW THE PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS. THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO OXYGEN FLOW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CONTROL CABLE WAS CONNECTED TO THE PASSENGER OXYGEN SHUT OFF VALVE AND THE CONTROL CABLE WAS BROKEN SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. THE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW AND PASSEGER OXYGEN SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.

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