Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
December 20, 2021
Submitted
December 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137AA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6647
Aircraft time
19,067 hours, 7,246 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
346000491
Part serial
41925F1
Condition
Discharged
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SMOKE FORWARD CARGO ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITOR. FORWARD CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FLIGHT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ILM. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS PER AMM 26-16-15. (AALA202112217589), (AALA202112220893), (AALA202112225455), AND (AALA202112226604). REMOVE AND REPLACED FORWARD CARGO FIRE BOTTLE PER AMM 26-23-41.