- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2013
- Submitted
- February 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53629
- Aircraft time
- 38,057 hours, 18,419 cycles
- Part
- Regulator
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
ELP - INFLIGHT DFW-SJD. CREW REPORTED CREW OXYGEN LEAK. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED ELP LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. DISCOVERED CAPTAINS OXYGEN REGULATOR LEAKING. SWAPPED WITH OBSERVERS REGULATOR AND PLACARD OBSERVERS REGULATOR PER MEL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.