Service difficulty report · Oxygen Bottle · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 1, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
33,079 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Oxygen Bottle
Part number
89793050
Condition
Failed
Location
Crew
Stage of operation
CL
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) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE CREW REPORTED OBSERVING THE CREW OXYGEN LEVEL WAS READING 1660 PSI. AFTER DEPARTURE, DURING THE CLIMB AT 14,000 FT, THE EICAS MESSAGE OXY LOW PRESSURE" ILLUMINATED. AT THIS TIME THE CREW NOTICED THE CREW OXYGEN SUPPLY PRESSURE DROPPING RAPIDLY. THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. UPON MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CREW OXYGEN BOTTLE OVER PRESSURE RELIEF BLOW OUT DISC INDICATOR WAS GONE AND THE CREW FIXED OXYGEN BOTTLE WAS EMPTY. ALSO, DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING REPAIRS THE F/O O2 MASK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. AS PART OF THE MAINTENANCE RECTIFICATION, THE CREW O2 BOTTLE, BLOW OUT INDICATOR DISC, AND THE F/O`S MASK AND REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED, SYSTEM SERVICED AND TESTED NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.