Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 23, 2009
Submitted
February 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24626
Aircraft time
66,250 hours, 21,829 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Panel
Part number
785801
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oxygen System
Component
Oxygen Assy
Component part number
417N38102SP
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT OXYGEN PANEL NEEDS ADJUSTMENT AT DOOR 1L. FOUND ENTIRE ASSY HAD BEEN PUSHED INTO CEILING AND DAMAGED. REMOVED BOX ASSY AND REPAIRED BOX ASSY EXCEPT FOR THE DROP-DOWN LATCH THAT HOLDS DOOR WHEN O2 TEST IS ACTIVATED. WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE NEW BOX ASSY OR THE COMPLETE "TEST" LATCH. PERFORMED OXYGEN DROP TEST TO VERIFY PROPER OPERATION OF BOX, HAD 100 PERCENT PERFORMANCE IN ENTIRE AIRCRAFT.