Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
June 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
47908
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ENGINE NR 2, NR 1 BOTTLE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATING JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. FOUND NR 1 BOTTLE OF APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM HAD DISCHARGED THRU APU PORT (NR 2 ENG FIREX CONTAINER 1). REPLACED NR 2 ENG FIREX CONTAINER 1 PER M/M 26-21-02 AND SQUIB FOR SAME (P/N 876296-2). ALSO, REPLACED DISCHARGE HEAD STRAINER (P/N 260968).

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