Service difficulty report · Diaphragm

Difficulty date
February 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Diaphragm
Part number
503201
Condition
Burnt
Location
Oxygen Regulator
Component
Scott · 5500C1ABF23A
Stage of operation
IN
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) THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE OXYGEN CYLINDER REGULATOR WAS FOUND REDUCED TO ASH. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS THAT LAST TIME THE REGULATOR HAD BEEN OVERHAULED, THE DIAPHRAGM WAS CONTAMINATED WITH SOME COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL, OIL OR GREASE FOR EXAMPLE, AND WHEN EXPOSED TO SOME PRESSURIZED OXYGEN,THERE WAS AN INSTANCE OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION INSIDE THE REGULATOR. SUBMITTER STATED THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.