Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Airbus A340212

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A340212
Aircraft serial
204
Part
Control Panel
Part number
817535128140001
Part serial
0001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Medical O2
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

MEDICAL OXYGEN CYLINDER LEAKED OUT AND DEPLETED. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ISOLATED TO CONTROL CIRCUITRY FOR THE OXYGEN PULSE LATCHING VALVE. MFR REPORTED THAT A CONTINUOUS ON POWER SIGNAL WOULD CAUSE THE VALVE TO CHATTER, RELEASING OXYGEN SLOWLY FROM THE CYLINDER UPSTREAM OF THE VALVE.