Service difficulty report · Oxygen System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 29, 2013
Submitted
January 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53313
Aircraft time
55,674 hours, 40,779 cycles
Part
Oxygen System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PASSENGER OXYGEN SYS IN THE CABIN FAILED TO DEPLOY, IN MANUAL OR IN AUTOMATIC MODE, WHEN TESTED. ONLY THE LT ROW, FROM SEAT 1 TO THE OVER-WING EXITS, FUNCTIONED. MX FOUND A WIRE (W636E220) HAD SHORTED TO GROUND AT TERMINAL NR 8 ON STRIP 53-154. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO RE-SEAT THE PSU CONNECTOR AT ROW 2. OPS CHECK OF THE PASSENGER OXYGEN SYS WAS SATISFACTORY PERFORMED IN BOTH MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC DEPLOY MODES. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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