Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 13, 2010
Submitted
June 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1842
Aircraft time
25,530 hours, 11,391 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Oxygen Mask
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 O2 PRESSURE AT 1750 AS REPORTED BY CREW. O2 SERVICED EARLIER TODAY. PERFORM VISUAL AND AUDIBLE CHECK OF O2 CONNECTORS AT BOTTLE. CHECKED SECURITY OF ALL 4 CREW O2 MASKS. FOUND LEAK IN THE 1ST OBSERVERS OXYGEN-MASK STOWAGE-BOX. WILL NEED STOWAGE BOX (UAL PCN 649-0376). CAPPED OFF LINE TO STOWAGE BOX AND NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. OK TO CF STOWAGE BOX INOP TO ORD FOR REPLACEMENT. REPLACED STOWAGE BOX, LEAK CK'D GOOD.

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