Service difficulty report · Psu · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 20, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25278
Aircraft time
77,383 hours, 9,513 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Psu
Part number
MC1019151
Part serial
271
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oxygen Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW O2 PRESSURE LOW, SUSPECT LEAK. PRESSURE DROP FROM 1500PSI TO 1370PSI. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE SERVICED CREW 02 QTY TO 1810 PSI, AND WITHIN 30 MIN PRESSURE DROPPED TO 1730 PSI, AND IS CONTINUING TO DROP. 1ST OBS O2 BOX AND MASK REPLACED. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. SYSTEM HELD PRESSURE.