Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
June 19, 2018
Submitted
June 20, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AMCR163C
Alticor Inc
Aircraft
N279DV
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
525C0052
Aircraft time
2,325 hours, 1,914 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
AS4857D01
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
2,325 hours, 1,914 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MAINTENANCE, SUSPECTING A LEAK IN THE O2 SYSTEM, OBSERVED MORE-THAN-USUAL O2 LOSS OVERNIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THREE CRACKS IN THE ALUMINUM T-FITTING NEAR THE BOTTLE, WHICH CONNECTS THE O2 TO THE PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE TRANSDUCER. IT APPEARS THE FITTINGS WERE OVER-TORQUED WHICH SPLIT ALL THREE ENDS ON THE T-FITTING.

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