Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 3, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
9,415 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Control Cable
Part number
1183840093
Condition
Stiff
Location
Oxygen Mask
Part time
10,075 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING AN INTERIOR PREFLIGHT CHECK THE F/O PULLED THE CONTROL KNOB FOR THE OXYGEN SYS. THE KNOB WAS DIFFICULT TO PULL BUT THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS FLOW AT THE MASKS. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT DONNED THE OXYGEN MASKS AND FOUND THERE WAS NO OXYGEN FLOW. UPON RETURN TO BASE MAINT CHECKED THE SYS AND FOUND IT SERVICEABLE. DURING THE NEXT FLIGHT THE PILOTS FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL KNOB. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE AC WAS COLD-SOAKED AND THE KNOB FOUND DIFFICULT TO PULL. THE CONTROL CABLE ASSY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (TC NR 20071206003)

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