Service difficulty report · Lock · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
September 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
9,674 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Lock
Part number
449039
Condition
Missing
Location
O2 Mask
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING PREPARATION FOR RUN-UP IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PILOT OXYGEN MASK WAS HALFWAY OUT OF IT`S STORAGE POUCH. WHILE RE-STOWING THE MASK IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REGULATOR ASSY HAD COME SEPARATED FROM THE MASK ASSY. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REGULATOR LOCK AND IT`S SCREW WERE MISSING. THE MASK WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND WAS REPLACED BY A SERVICEABLE OXYGEN MASK ASSEMBLY. THE CO-PILOTS OXYGEN MASK ASSEMBLY WAS INSPECTED FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE REGULATOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED.

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