Service difficulty report · Oxygen Bottle · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
July 23, 2021
Submitted
July 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
293
Aircraft time
27,564 hours, 29,680 cycles
Part
Oxygen Bottle
Part number
89131114
Part serial
M502226
Condition
Leaking
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 SERVICING OF O2 CYLINDER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LOUD STREAM OF AIR WAS ESCAPING FROM SMALL HOLE IN BACK OF CYLINDER VALVE NECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED O2 CYLINDER. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK WITH NO LEAKS DETECTED.

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