Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 4, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
1,417 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
516002
Condition
Discharged
Location
Apu
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) UPON AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL, THE APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE WAS FOUND READING (0) PSI. NEW BOTTLE ORDERED. UPON INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE BOTTLE DISCHARGED, CALLED MFG AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DISCHARGE IF THE FIRE WARNING TEST BUTTON IS DOUBLE TAPPED OR HELD TO LONG. UPON REMOVAL OF THE APU BOTTLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTLE HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM DISCHARGE NOZZLE. MFG WAS INFORMED AND PICTURES SENT.