Service difficulty report · Wire · Bag BAE146300A

Difficulty date
April 21, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bag BAE146300A
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Fire Protection
Part time
20,464 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

(AUS) NR 3 ENGINE NR 2 EXTINGUISHER USED' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE EXTINGUISHER PN 57333-012 HAD NOT BEEN DISCHARGED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE WIRES FROM THE BOTTLE USED' PRESSURE SWITCH WERE LOOSE AT THE TERMINAL BOARD ADJACENT TO THE EXTINGUISHER.