Service difficulty report · Oxygen Bottle · Beech B200

Difficulty date
December 20, 2004
Submitted
January 4, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7250T
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1237
Aircraft time
5,312 hours, 5,851 cycles
Part
Oxygen Bottle
Part number
80129310
Part serial
65842Y
Condition
Ruptured
Part time
5,312 hours, 5,851 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING 3 YEAR HYDRO TEST O2 BOTTLE (20 YEARS INSERVICE 3HT 1850) RUPTURED AT OR BELOW 2100 PSI. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BOTTLE AND PRESSURE TEST TANK OCCURED. NO INJURIES TO TEST PERSONNEL.

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