What was found
(CAN) DURING SERVICING OF THE O2 SYSTEM THE AME NOTICED A LEAK ON THE FILLING PORT. AFTER INVESTIGATION HE FOUND THAT THE FILLING LINE BETWEEN THE FILLING PORT AND THE BOTTLE HAD BOTH END FITTING CRACKED. THE LINE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2001
- Submitted
- February 5, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft time
- 10,874 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3I
- System (JASC)
- 3500 · Oxygen System
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- O2 Filling Port
- Part time
- 12,539 hours, 14,099 cycles
- 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.