Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 5, 2011
Submitted
December 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49735
Aircraft time
64,725 hours, 33,716 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Part number
BWM7007565
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

WHILE PERFORMING MCM 5414, THE PASSENGER O2 MASKS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON RIGHT SIDE OF PASSENGER CABIN. ALSO CIRCUIT BREAKER K34 (PASSENGER OXYGEN RELEASE) AND CIRCUIT BREAKER L34 (ALTERNATE RELEASE) WERE POPPED, FOUND SOLENOID LATCHING MECHANISM ABOVE SEAT 3E TO BE CAUSING BREAKERS TO POP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LATCHING MECHANISM.

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