What was found
AN OVERHAULED GASEOUS MEDICAL O2 BOTTLE WAS FOUND WITH MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR CRACK AT NECK/REGULATOR FITTING. FOUND DURING LEAK CHECK AFTER INSTALLATION.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2024
- Submitted
- November 21, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N135AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54385
- Aircraft time
- 5,253 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 3,900 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3530 · Portable Oxygen System
- Part
- Oxygen Bottle
- Part number
- 1881110
- Part serial
- ALT28249919
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.