Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 21, 2003
Submitted
May 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
81
Aircraft time
43,252 hours, 19,480 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
MF100511
Part serial
23208
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
41,451 hours, 19,014 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE FIRST OFFICERS OXYGEN MASK IS LEAKING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS OXYGEN MASK IAW T/C R1B35301, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDOR LEAK TEST OF OXYGEN MASK S/N 23208 FOUND NO LEAKS, REASON FOR REMOVAL WAS NOT CONFIRMED. A FULL INSPECTION OF MASK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN WHICH NUMEROUS DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE REPLACED. THESE ITEMS INCLUDE A FRAYED PNEUMATIC HARNESS (P/N MXH30), 10 EACH O-RINGS (P/N R03460X240A20B6), GASKET SEAL (P/N 553008), AND VISOR (P/N 446268).

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