Service difficulty report · Extinguisher

Difficulty date
January 4, 2005
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Part
Extinguisher
Part number
344
Part serial
W071490
Condition
Inoperative
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

FIRE EXTINGUISHER WENT THROUGH A WEIGHT AND PRESSURE CHECK AND PASSED BOTH CHECKS. UPON REINSTALATION OF THE EXTINGUISHER INTO THE AC THE TECH NOTICED THE HALON TO BE DEPLETED, ALL SAFETY SEALS WERE IN TACT AND THE EXTINGUISHER WAS NOT CONTACTING ANY OTHER OBJECTIVES WHILE SITTING STATIC IN THE CABINET, THIS IS THE 3RD EXTINGUISHER OF THIS MODEL TO DO THIS. ALSO NOTICED THE CYLINDER HEAD TO BE LOOSE. (K)