Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 13, 2009
Submitted
October 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26924
Aircraft time
51,778 hours, 7,474 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
Oxygen Module
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

ROW 42 OXYGEN MASKS FELL. OXYGEN MODULE HINGES ARE BROKEN, STOW BIN MAY HAVE CONTACTED OXYGEN DOOR. OXYGEN MASK-GEN MODULE WILL NEED REPLACED. ROW 41 IS TAPED AND INOP, ROW 42 IS SERVICEABLE. REPLACED WITH NEW 02 BOX ASSY. CHECKS OKAY.