Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 8, 2016
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2800
Part
Seal
Part number
NSA8350705C
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oxygen System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

COCKPIT OXYGEN ADVISORY CAME ON IN FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 580 PSI. AT 540 PSI, DIVERTED. RESET COCKPIT OXYGEN MASKS AND COCKPIT OXYGEN WAS STABLE AT 530 PSI. 20 MINUTES OUT, NOTICED THE COCKPIT OXYGEN AT 480 PSI. COCKPIT OXYGEN WAS APPROXIMATELY 760 PSI. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND A SMALL LEAK FROM THE CONNECTION OF THE FLEX HOSE TO THE THIRD OCCUPANT BOX AND MUCH BIGGER AT THE CONNECTION OF CAPTAIN`S FLEX HOSE TO THE T FITTING DUE TO DAMAGED SEALS. REPLACED THE SEALS IAW AMM 35-12-41-04. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED, SERVICED AND REINSTALLED CREW OXYGEN BOTTLE IAW 1059 AND AMM 35-11-41-04. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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