Service difficulty report · Regulator

Difficulty date
July 24, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Regulator
Condition
Failed
Location
Oxygen Bottle
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

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO USE THE PORTABLE FIRST AID OXYGEN BOTTLE BUT COULD NOT GET ANY FLOW FROM IT. PRIOR TO SENDING TO VENDOR, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE OXYGEN APPEARED TO BE FULLY SERVICED AND THE OXYGEN PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. THE BOTTLE SHUTOFF VALVE WAS THEN CRACKED OPEN. THE OXYGEN DEPLETED ITSELF AS INDICATED ON THE GAUGE. THE OUTLET PORTS FOR THE HIGH FLOW AND LOW FLOW WERE TRIED BUT DID NOT GET ANY OUTPUT. IT WAS CONFIRMED NO FLOW OUT. IT APPEARED THAT THE BOTTLE REGULATOR HAD INTERNAL FAILED AT SOME POINT.