SDR ABXA050243

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
October 7, 2005
Submitted
October 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47781
Aircraft time
38,536 hours, 41,165 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oxygen Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, NOTICED CREW 02 BOTTLE WAS LOSING PRESSURE. DESCENDED TO LOWER ALTITUDE (170). REMAINDER OF FLIGHT, PRESSURE REMAINED AT 1000 PSI. SERVICED CREW 02 BOTTLE TO 1800 (WAS 1000) PSI. FOUND LINE FROM BOTTLE TO VALVE FITTING ON BULKHEAD LEAKING. REMOVED LINE, CLEANED FITTING. REINSTALLED LINE, NO LEAK NOTED. LEAK CHECKED SYS AT BACK OF ALL 3 02 REGULATORS. REMOVED SIDE PANEL ON F/O'S LOWER SIDEWALL & LEAK CHECKED FITTING BELTING PANEL. REINSTALLED PANEL & ALL 3 REGULATORS, LEAK CHECKED. ALL LINES LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ALL 3 MASKS AND REGULATRORS GOOD. PRESSURE HELD STEADY FOR 2.5 HRS AFTER MASK CHECKS & FIXING LEAK IN LINE 02 PRESSURE WAS 1750 PSI AT 16:15 GMT 10-08-05.

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