SDR 99ZZZX2132

Service difficulty report · Fire Extinguish

Difficulty date
May 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Fire Extinguish
Part number
111155532412A
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Cabin
Component
Semca
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OWNER/OPERATOR SENT IN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNIT FOR HYDROSTATIC RETEST AND OVERHAUL. AFTER THE RECEIVING PROCESS, THE UNIT WAS ROUTED TO THE PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT. AFTER UNIT HAD BEEN PROPERLY DUMPED OF ITS CONTENTS, THE TECH THEN PROCEEDED TO TEAR DOWN UNIT. DURING TEAR DOWN, TECH OBSERVED THE YELLOW OUTLET HAD BEEN FIRED, BUT UNIT WAS FULL PRIOR TO GEAR DOWN. DISCHARGE PORT SHOULD HAVE HAD A DISC INSTALLED, HAD A STEEL PLUG IN ITS PLACE. SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED DIRECTOR OF QUALITY. OWNER/OPERATOR NOTIFIED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS FAILURE TO PROPERLY FOLLOW CMM DURING LAST OVERHAUL.