Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 1, 2007
Submitted
October 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145268
Aircraft time
12,598 hours, 9,747 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,824 hours, 12,728 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
MC1002117
Part serial
87622
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
13,019 hours, 10,930 cycles
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

DFW TO CLE - DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE CREW OXYGEN PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SLOW LEAK. ONCE THE PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 1100 PSI THE CREW DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT TO 10,000FT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO SDF SINCE THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT FUEL ONBOARD TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO CLE. ONCE IN SDF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CREW OXYGEN SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE CAPTAIN'S OXYGEN MASK WAS LEAKING FROM THE INFLATABLE STRAPS. THE OXYGEN MASK WAS REPLACED AND THE CREW OXYGEN SYSTEM WAS LEAK CHECKED AND SERVICED, WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS DETECTED.

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