Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 3, 2006
Submitted
December 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9616G
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53563
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. DISCHARGED BOTTLE NUMBER ONE. AFTER 15 MINUTES DISCHARGED BOTTLE NUMBER 2. PRESSING TEST BUTTON PRIOR TO DISCHARGE TURNED ON FAULT LIGHT. NO OTHER INDICATION OF FIRE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER ONE AND TWO FIRE BOTTLES IN MID CARGO. PERFORMED SERVICE AND FIRE BOTTLE CHECK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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