Service difficulty report · Gasket · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
February 15, 2006
Submitted
March 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N32KJ
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
93
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313A
Part
Gasket
Part number
553008
Condition
Leaking
Location
O2 Mask
Component
O2 Mask
Component part number
MC1015152
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT O2 MASK HAD ORIGINAL O/H DATE OF 6/05. MASK WAS PLACED IN SERVICE IN AC 55093. MASK DID NOT TEST PROPERLY AT DELIVERY DATE OF 6/23/05. MASK WAS SENT BACK, FOUND TO HAVE A LEAK. MASK WAS REPAIRED AND SENT BACK TO AC. MASK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AGAIN AFTER 2 WEEKS IN AIRCRAFT. AGAIN, IT WAS REPAIRED. PLACED BACK IN SERVICE, AFTER 2 MONTHS MASK WAS FOUND LEAKING AGAIN. IT WAS SENT BACK FOR ANOTHER REPAIR, DATED 12/5/05. MASK HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE LEAKING FOR FOURTH TIME, SENT BACK FOR FOURTH TIME FOR REPAIR. 4 REPAIRS ON THIS MASK SINCE O/H DATE OF 6/05 IS UNACCEPTABLE. HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS AS TO CAPABILITIES TO MAKE OVERHAULS AND REPAIRS THAT LAST. PILOT O2 MASK IS VERY CRITICAL COMPONENT.