SDR RRXA010059

Service difficulty report · Bottle · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 19, 2001
Submitted
August 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997GE
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45667
Aircraft time
88,454 hours, 31,370 cycles
Part
Bottle
Condition
Leaking
Location
Crew Oxygen
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER SERVICING OXYGEN OF UPPER CREW BOTTLE - BOTTLE WAS INSTALLED & DURING TURN ON AT BOTTLE OXYGEN LINE & REGULATOR RUPTURED & CAUSED FLASH FIRE "A" PIT OXYGEN BOTTLE AREA. INSPECTED PURGED AND LEAK CHECKED CREW OXYGEN SYSTEM IAW OPS 4.901 AND TEST DRAWING 7649000 WORK PROCEDURE RECORDED ON JAC EMERY 358-001. R&R CREWS OXYGEN REGULATOR IAW DC-8 MM 35-10-4. NOTED LEAK CHECK. R&R LINE TO CREWS OXYGEN IAW DC-8 MM 20-12-0 & 20-13 -0 NEED LEAK CHECK.

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