Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 23, 2022
Submitted
October 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
30020
Aircraft time
57,777 hours, 20,328 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Discharged
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT @ ABOUT 11,000 FEET AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. HALON BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FIRE INDICATION WENT OUT. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED GVI AFT CARGO COMPT. NO HEAT OR SMOKE EVIDENCE FOUND. BITE CK CEU INIT REF B737-800 FIM 26-16 TASK 801. OK NO FAULTS. OPERATIONAL TEST AFT CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTION REF B737-800 AMM 26-16-00-710-801. OPS CK OK. REF T/C 78226001 FOR REPLACEMENT OF #1 CARGO FIRE BOTTLE.