What was found
(CAN) PRESSURE GAUGE ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER READ ZERO. HEAD ASSY WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE ON THE BOTTLE WHICH ALLOWED THE CONTENTS TO ESCAPE. FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS 4.5 YEARS OLD. UNIT IS MODEL HAL-035-AVN.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2011
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6200
- Aircraft time
- 9,873 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A27
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 2622 · Fire Bottle, Portable
- Part
- Head
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Extinguisher
- 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.