Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 19, 2003
Submitted
March 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1050
Aircraft time
13,858 hours, 5,293 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
MF100511
Part serial
70207
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit Lt Side
Part time
14,192 hours, 5,942 cycles
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

ON CLIMB OUT OF PHX EN ROUTE FOR BOS CREW OXYGEN WENT FROM 1110 PSI TO 420 PSI. TURNED BACK TO PHX FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT CREW OXYGEN SYSTEM PER LEAK TEST T/C F8M35301 AND FOUND THE SWEDGES LEAKING ON THE LINES INSIDE BOTH THE CAPTAINS AND LT OBSERVERS OXYGEN MASK BOXES. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH MASKS AND BOTH MASK BOXES IAW R1B35301. REACCOMPLISHED LEAK TEST, NO LEAKS WERE NOTED, OXYGEN LEVEL HOLDING STEADY AT 1680 PSI.

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