Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Gulstm GVI

Difficulty date
April 12, 2023
Submitted
April 13, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N650HC
Make and model
Gulstm GVI
Aircraft serial
6097
Aircraft time
1,303 hours, 547 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
892480
Part serial
27625
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 100
Part time
269 cycles
Component
Fire Extinguish · Kidde
Component part number
892480
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

AFTER REPLACING CABIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER (WATER) FOR HYDROSTATIC DUE DATE, WE ATTEMPTED TO TO USE THE WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WAS COMING DUE FOR HYDROSTATIC TESTING AS A TRAINING AID. FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED ON THE BOTTLE, AN ATTEMPT TO DISCHARGE THE EXTINGUISHER WAS MADE AND THE EXTINGUISHER DID NOT FUNCTION.