Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 10, 2012
Submitted
June 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660CC
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK319
Aircraft time
3,330 hours, 3,262 cycles
Part
Oxygen Mask
Part number
17425212
Part serial
2376
Condition
Separated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR SMOKE AND HEAT IN COCKPIT, THE PILOT OXYGEN MASK BROKE UPON DEPLOYMENT. IT APPEARS THE MASK WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS IN DUE O/H BY THE END OF JUNE 2012. THE MASK WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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