Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Braero HAWKER1000

Difficulty date
May 30, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261PA
Make and model
Braero HAWKER1000
Aircraft serial
259003
Aircraft time
8,748 hours, 5,704 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
K39068
Part serial
172
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oxygen System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

OXYGEN SYSTEM LEAKING: FOUND OXYGEN SYSTEM NON-RETURN VALVE INOP AND ALLOWING OXYGEN TO FLOW BACKWARDS AND LEAKING OUT OF FILLER PORT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NON-RETUEN VALVE AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. THIS NON RETURN VALVE WAS JUST INSTALLED 9 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SAME ISSUE.