Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7673CB

Difficulty date
October 19, 2008
Submitted
October 24, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N592HA
Make and model
Boeing 7673CB
Aircraft serial
33468
Part
Valve
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Oxygen Bottle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIR NEW ZEALAND FAA REPAIR STATION ANZY 188C AKL - FLT NZ707 - DURING PRE-FLIGHT, TECH CREW NOTED THAT CREW OXY PRESSURE ON EICAS DROPPED FROM 1600 PSI TO APPROX 300 PSI WHILE DEPRESSING THE TEST BUTTONS ON THE CREW OXY MODULES. ENGINEER CALLED ON HEADSET TO INVESTIGATE. ENGINEER CHECKED CREW BOTTLE AND FOUND THAT THE VALVE WAS APPROX ONLY 1/3 OPEN AND NOT SAFETY WIRED. BOTTLE VALVE SUBSEQUENTLY FULLY OPENED AND COPPER WIRED IN POSITION AS REQUIRED. CREW OXYGEN CHECKS NOW NORMAL WITH NO NOTICEABLE DROP IN PRESSURE ON EICAS. AIR NEW ZEALAND MAINTENANCE QUALITY RISK AND SAFETY (MQRS) SAFETY INVESTIGATION GROUP HAS RAISED THE FOLLOWING AIR NEW ZEALAND INVESTIGATION (08/SI/135).

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