Service difficulty report · Extinguisher · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 3, 2004
Submitted
July 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49405
Aircraft time
39,633 hours, 26,191 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D1
Part
Extinguisher
Part number
8981501
Part serial
81479EK
Condition
Activated
Location
Tail Cone
Part time
25,298 hours, 19,305 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED (EXTINGUISHER AGENT NR 1) LIGHT TURNED ON. FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DETECTED ACTIVATED BY HIGH TEMPERATURE IN TAIL CONE AND COMPRESSOR CLAMP WAS LOOSEN. FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CLAMP WERE REPLACED IAW MM 26-20-00, LEAKS TEST CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, LEAKS CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON LT AUGMENTATION VALVE, LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND LT REGULATOR VALVE, ALL CORRECT.

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