Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
September 2, 2003
Submitted
September 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355TW
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB521
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
174060
Part serial
2313
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED PHASE CHECK, NOTED NON-STANDARD CREW OXYGEN MASKS INSTALLED. PN PILOTS MASK DID NOT SHOW ON EQUIPMENT LIST OR BE 200 IPC. CONTACTED MFG TECH SUPPORT, INSTALLED MASK ASSY NOT LISTED AS A VALID CROSS REFERENCE FOR APPROVED MASK ASSY. NO TSO MARKINGS NOTED ON MASK ASSEMBLY. NO VERIFIABLE RECORDS TO INDICATE WHEN INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. TECH AND REPAIR STATIONS NEED TO VERIFY INSTALLED OXYGEN MASKS ARE VALID FOR THAT AIRCRAFT, AS WELL AS IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. OPERATORS ASSUME ONE MASK IS THE SAME AS ANOTHER, WHEN FLOW RATES, AIRFRAME COMPATABILITY, MAY RENDER IT UNSUITABLE FOR THAT INSTALLATION. REPLACED MASK ASSEMBLY.