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A C560 flight crew experiences a loss of oxygen pressure. Flight crew diverts to alternate to have the system repaired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572704 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zjx.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 572704 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oxygen gage other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While climbing out, lost all oxygen pressure due to failure of the regulator. Big choice to make -- land immediately where no repair could be made, or take the passenger to where repairs could be made. I chose to go on at a lesser cruise altitude and changed the en route stop to where good maintenance could be done. As the fuel situation became less critical. I kept lowering our cruise altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C560 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF OXYGEN PRESSURE. FLT CREW DIVERTS TO ALTERNATE TO HAVE THE SYS REPAIRED.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING OUT, LOST ALL OXYGEN PRESSURE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE REGULATOR. BIG CHOICE TO MAKE -- LAND IMMEDIATELY WHERE NO REPAIR COULD BE MADE, OR TAKE THE PAX TO WHERE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. I CHOSE TO GO ON AT A LESSER CRUISE ALT AND CHANGED THE ENRTE STOP TO WHERE GOOD MAINT COULD BE DONE. AS THE FUEL SIT BECAME LESS CRITICAL. I KEPT LOWERING OUR CRUISE ALT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.