SDR 45AX022607

Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 26, 2007
Submitted
February 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45AX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
206
Aircraft time
1,858 hours, 1,232 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
331000211
Part serial
47798B1
Condition
False Indication
Location
Tail Cone
Part time
1,858 hours, 1,232 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FIRE BOTTLE GAUGE HAS INACCURATE INDICATION, FOUND TO INDICATE (0) ON PREFLIGHT. THE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND DETERMINED TO BE FULL OF AGENT AND NOTICED ROTATING THE BOTTLE MOVED THE PRESSURE GAUGE. BY HAND SHAKING THE BOTTLE THE PRESSURE INDICATION WOULD MOVE FROM A (0) INDICATION UP TO 800 PSI. THE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H UNIT.