Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 21, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
28,428 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Tube
Part number
82620008001
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fire Bottle
Part time
28,428 hours, 38,929 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE DISCHARGE LINE FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT FIRE BOTTLES WERE CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. THE SUBMITTER STATED THAT THE QUANTITY OF WATER IN THE LINE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO TOTALLY BLOCK THE LINE SHOULD THE WATER FREEZE. THE LINE WAS REMOVED FOR THIS INSPECTION 22 MONTHS PREVIOUS.