Service difficulty report · Cutter Knife · Boeing 727

Difficulty date
February 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727
Part
Cutter Knife
Part number
A805586
Condition
Mismatch
Location
Fire Extinguish
Component
A80680026
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)SUBJECT EXTINGUISHER IS A SHOCK WAVE TYPE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ITEM WAS RECEIVED FOR OVERHAUL WITH A CUTTER KNIFE TYPE OUTLET P/N A805586 INSTALLED. FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS NONFUNCTIONAL IN THE CONFIGURATION RECEIVED AND WOULD NOT HAVE FUNCTIONED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. CORRECT P/N OF SHOCK WAVE TYPE OUTLET REQUIRED ON THIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS A806803-1. MSB ISSUED TO PRECLUDE THIS TYPE OF MISCONFIGURATION.

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