Service difficulty report · Extinguisher · Bac AVRO146RJ100

Difficulty date
August 5, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ100
Aircraft time
19,953 hours
Engine
Lyc LF5071F
Part
Extinguisher
Part number
4739971
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Cargo Bay
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) CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AUTO DEPLOYED, NOT ENTIRELY SURE OF CAUSE- SUSPECT ACFT BATTERY WAS LT ON THUS POWER DRAINED DOWN TO AN ALMOST DEAD CAPACITY AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL BOX SENSED THIS AND AUTO DEPLOYED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO ACFT CARGO PIT. CONTROLLER BOX. REPLACED FOR A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.