Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
March 21, 2007
Submitted
March 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
29270
Aircraft time
30,281 hours, 16,571 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
289801240
Condition
Cracked
Location
O2 Masks
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

DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND RELEASE CBL LANYARD ATTACH EYELET ON SEVERAL O2 MASK ASSYS CRACKED/BROKEN, WHICH IN THE EVENT OF CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION AND MASK DEPLOYMENT WOULD PREVENT THE O2 GENERATOR RELEASE PIN FROM BEING PULLED. INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON ALL PSU O2 MASK ASSYS. ALL O2 MASK ASSYS IDENTIFIED AS UNSERVICEABLE WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ASSYS.