Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
June 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
365000183
Condition
Discharged
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED A CARGO BOTTLE, LOW CAUTION MESSAGE. ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. CREW REPORTS THAT THEY DID NOT DISCHARGE THE BOTTLE AND RECEIVED NO OTHER COCKPIT INDICATIONS. F/A AND PASSENGERS REPORTED THEY DID NOT SMELL SMOKE OR NOTICE ANY OTHER ABNORMALITIES IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SMALL CARGO FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED, LARGE CARGO FIRE BOTTLE WAS STILL FULL. INSPECTED SYSTEM COMPONENTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED ASIDE FROM THE BLOWN BOTTLE. SUSPECT THAT THE SMALLER BOTTLE OVERHEATED ABOVE APU COMPARTMENT AND SELF DISCHARGED. REPLACED EMPTY BOTTLE, SQUIB ASSEMBLY.