Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 1, 2020
Submitted
February 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4107
Aircraft time
33,784 hours, 13,239 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
9Y26464161
Part serial
36795D1
Condition
False Indication
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
37,472 hours, 21,232 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: AFTER ABOUT ONE HR INFLIGHT AT FL 340 THE APU FIRE EXT DISCHARGELIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER ARRIVED AT THE GATE IT WENT BACK OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE IAW AMM 26-22-41-400-001.

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