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A mechanic reports drawing a therapeutic oxygen bottle from his carrier's stock room and noticed the flow gauge was reading 1.5 lpm static flow; even though the oxygen bottle valve was closed. He rejected the bottle as unserviceable and unsafe for passenger use.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 833994 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Oxygen System/Portable |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Drew therapeutic O2 from stock may 2009 and found flow gauge (lpm) reads 1.5 (lpm) liters per minute static. Vendor inspected date was april 2009 on serviceable tag. Rejected bottle from stock. Bottle unserviceable. Vendor repaired part.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic reports drawing a therapeutic oxygen bottle from his carrier's stock room and noticed the flow gauge was reading 1.5 LPM static flow; even though the oxygen bottle valve was closed. He rejected the bottle as unserviceable and unsafe for passenger use.
Narrative: Drew therapeutic O2 from stock May 2009 and found flow gauge (LPM) reads 1.5 (LPM) Liters Per Minute static. Vendor inspected date was April 2009 on Serviceable Tag. Rejected bottle from stock. Bottle UNSERVICEABLE. Vendor Repaired Part.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.