Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 7, 2017
Submitted
May 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33208
Aircraft time
23,655 hours, 9,215 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

WHILE AT CRUISE FL350, THE FLT DECK HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER SPRUNG AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEAK. THE FLIGHT CREW DONNED THEIR O2 MASKS. A JUMPSEAT PILOT REMOVED THE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE COCKPIT AND MOVED IT INTO THE FORWARD LAVATORY. THE LAVATORY REMAINED CLOSED UNTIL THE EXTINGUISHER FULLY DISCHARGED. IT WAS THEN REMOVED, PLACED IN A BAG AND STORED IN THE FORWARD CLOSET. A SUBSTITUTE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS MOVED INTO THE FLIGHT DECK. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE REPLACED IN BOTH THE F/C EQUIPMENT BAY AND THE FLIGHT DECK IAW AMM 26-26-01-401 AND AMM 26-26-02, OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED.