Service difficulty report · Head · Bac 146200A

Difficulty date
May 12, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bac 146200A
Aircraft time
31,756 hours
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Head
Part number
3473641
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fire Exting
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) THIS DUAL OUTLET, FORWARD NR 1 CARGO BAY EXTINGUISHER WAS RECEIVED FOR OVERHAUL AFTER HAVING BEEN DISCHARGED THROUGH ONE OUTLET. UPON REMOVAL OF THE SAFETY CAP FROM THE DISCHARGE HEAD OF THE UNFIRED OUTLET, THE INTERIOR OF THE DISCHARGE OUTLET WAS FOUND TO BE TIGHTLY PACKED WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED COARSELY CRYSTALLINE SUBSTANCE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE CORRODED THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE DISCHARGE HEADASSEMBLY, INCLUDING THE EXPLOSIVE CARTRIDGE.