SDR 96ZZZX2854

Service difficulty report · Mask

Difficulty date
May 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Mask
Part number
417T42631
Condition
Defective
Location
Pull Streamer
Component
Boeing · 417T4202
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PULL STREAMERS FOR ACTIVATING PASSENGER OXYGEN SYSTEMS FAILED THE PULL TEST. INSPECTION OF ALL STREAMERS IN STOCK RESULTED IN IDENTIFYING APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT DEFECTIVE, I.E., BAD CRIMPS, CRIMPS SLIPPING AND FRAYED STRINGS. BOEING AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. NOTE: THE DEFECTIVE STREAMERS WERE FOUND PRIOR TO BEING INSTALLED IN AN AIRCRAFT.