Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 3, 2017
Submitted
January 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1350
Aircraft time
53,740 hours, 23,078 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AT APPROXIMATELY 130 KNOTS TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER UNKNOWN " BANG" NOISE WAS HEARD. MAINTENANCE MADE A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT & ENGINES & LANDING GEAR. AFTER DEBRIEFING THE FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED THE UNKNOWN BANG WAS FROM UNSECURED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AIRCRAFT WAS OK FOR SERVICE.

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