Service difficulty report · Bottle · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 9, 2016
Submitted
July 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41735
Aircraft time
8,056 hours, 2,660 cycles
Part
Bottle
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Oxygen System
Part time
3,881 hours, 1,270 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NOTICED CREW OXYGEN GAUGE READING ZERO. IT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 PSI DURING PREFLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CREW OXYGEN BOTTLE AND OPS CHECKED IAW AMM 12-15-21. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF OXYGEN LINE AND B-NUTS IAW AMM 35-12-00, NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. CREW OXYGEN POD COMPLETED AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. FINAL INDICATED PRESSURE OF NEW BOTTLE 1950 PSI.