Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Bombdr CL6002D15

Difficulty date
May 30, 2021
Submitted
June 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359V
Make and model
Bombdr CL6002D15
Aircraft serial
5349
Aircraft time
10,333 hours, 5,765 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
8978892
Part serial
60837EL
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE APU BOTTLE LO CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, THE MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY WAS DEFERRED. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LOW BOTTLE PRESSURE. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. DEFECTIVE BOTTLE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE 4 OF 5 YEARS