SDR ASOA05457

Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
May 22, 2005
Submitted
June 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N833AS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
8978892
Condition
Blown
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
9,398 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT, APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 SECONDS AFTER THE CREW STARTED THE CREW STARTED THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU), APU FIRE WARNING AND APU FAULT CAUTION MESSAGES WERE RECEIVED. THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE FIRE WARNING MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED BEFORE THE FO PUSHED THE APU FIRE SWITCH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE DEFERRAL (DML NR 66488) BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE APU FIRE BOTTLE AND FIRE BOTTLE CARTRIDGE. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (K)