Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 7, 2009
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft time
23,778 hours
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
346000281
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Part time
27 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 1 ENGINE AGENT 1 DISCHARGE LIGHT ON. ON GROUND THE BOTTLE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND EMPTY WITH THE SQUIB STILL INTACT. BOTTLE REPLACED AND A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE, S/N 21295F1 (TC NR 20090113003).

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