Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 21, 2012
Submitted
November 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Aircraft time
55,373 hours, 40,190 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

COCKPIT O2 BOTTLE HAD GOOD PRESSURE DURING PREFLIGHT. ON TAXI OUT CREW HEARD HISSING NOISE AND FOUND O2 BOTTLE PRESSURE DEPLETING. PRESSURE GAGE READ ZERO BY THE TIME RETURNED TO GATE. INSTALLED NEW O2 BOTTLE IAW AMM. STILL LEAKING. REPLACED OBSERVERS O2 MASK IAW AMM. LEAK AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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