Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 21, 2009
Submitted
February 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
592
Aircraft time
45,280 hours, 16,156 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
MF20010
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

CREW OXYGEN SYSTEM LOW. RECORD PRESSURE PRIOR TO SERVICING. CREW COMMENTS: O2 PSI SLOWLY BLEEDING DOWN. NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. SUSPECT SLOW LEAK. APPLIED LEAK DETECTOR FLUID TO FITTINGS & LINES AT O2 BOTTLE, NO LEAKS FOUND. SAME SEARCH ON FIRST OFFICER'S CREW O2 MASK YIELDED LEAK AT HOSE FITTING ON FRONT OF MASK. REPLACED MASK. OXYGEN SERVICED TO FULL AT 1770 PSI. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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