Service difficulty report · Harness · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
September 16, 2012
Submitted
September 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
E81R759X
Chronos Aviation, LLC.
Aircraft
N435CT
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK531
Aircraft time
3,090 hours, 2,384 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Harness
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Rt Oxygen Mask
Component
Oxygen Mask
Component part number
17425292
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

COPILOT NOTED QUICK-DONNING CREW MASK HEAD HARNESS ORIENTED UPSIDE DOWN COMPARED TO PILOT'S O2 MASK WHEN TEST FITTED. MASK FUNCTIONS OK, AND HEAD HARNESS COULD BE RE-ORIENTED TO FIT, BUT CONNECTIONS WOULD FACE AWAY FROM MASK BODY INSTEAD OF TOWARDS MASK BODY. VERIFIED HEAD HARNESS INSTALLED TO REGULATOR/MASK BODY PORTION 180 DEGRESS DIFFERENT. MASK FROM LOT CODE 1229, MFG JULY, 2012. REPLACED OXYGEN MASK WITH NEW MASK. RECOMMEND OXYGEN MASK MFG INVESTIGATE QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES AND MODIFY OR CORRECT AS REQUIRED.