Service difficulty report · Cartridge · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
May 4, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1836U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47968
Aircraft time
84,679 hours, 29,508 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Cartridge
Part number
8762962
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Component
Fire Bottle · Kidde · 89524001
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

NR 2 ENG FIRE AGENT 2 LOW LIGHT ON WITHOUT CREW ACTION. *S/D* NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE AND CARTRIDGES (P/N: 876296 -2) REPLACED ON 5/5. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED CARTRIDGE FIRED WITHOUT DISCHARGING FIRE BOTTLE. SUSPECT WHEN NR 2 ENGINE MAINTENANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, DISCHARGE CARTRIDGE WAS INADVERTENTLY TRIGGERED. THE FIRE BOTTLE''S DISC IS NOT RUPTURED, BUT HAS DEFORMATION. SUSPECT A SMALL LEAK IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFORMATION, PRODUCING AN AGENT LOW LIGHT ON 5/4. ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE FIRED CARTRIDGE AND WORKING WITH BOTH OEM''S TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE FAILURE OF THE CARTRIDGE TO RUPTURE THE DISC.

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