Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 16, 2017
Submitted
May 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9615W
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53562
Aircraft time
56,693 hours, 27,834 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
8981501
Part serial
01001E1
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE ALTITUDE. AGENT 2 LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO INDICATION OF ABNORMAL ENGINE OPERATION NOTED. NO OTHER ASSOCIATED LIGHTS. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND ALL THE SQUIBS UNFIRED. BUT THE BOTTLE WAS EMPTY. REPLACED FIRE EXT BOTTLE IAW MM 26-20-01. OPS CHECKED FIRE BOTTLE SQUIBS IAW MM 26-20-03. CHECKED TAIL COMP FOR PNEUMATIC LEAKS. NONE FOUND. ALL CHECKS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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