Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle

Difficulty date
January 20, 2005
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
V651554
Condition
Discharged
Location
Cabin
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

PORTABLE FIRE EXT NOZZLE WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND BOTTLE COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. REMOVED NOZZLE FROM BOTTLE AND FOUND NOZZLE AND BOTTLE THREADS CORRODED. ALSO, NOZZLE TO BOTTLE O-RING SEAL DETERIORATED. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEFECT COULD BE IMPROPER TORQUE VALUE USED DURING BOTTLE ASSEMBLY.