Service difficulty report · Oxygen Mask · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
February 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3052
Aircraft time
14,420 hours, 12,950 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Oxygen Mask
Condition
Deployed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FEET THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE FLIGHT LANDED IN PIT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE WIRING, REPLACED THE SOLENOID AND OXYGEN PANEL, AND HAD A TEST FLIGHT. THE TEST FLIGHT WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.