Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
52719
Condition
New Installation
Location
Cabin
Part time
7,249 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) HALON TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ORGINALLY INSTALLED CANNOT BE SERVICED. NEW INSTALLATION IS A 2-1/2 POUND DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. THE NEW FIRE EXTINGUSIHER HAS A LARGER DIAMETER. IN ORDER TO CORRECTLY INSTALL THE NEW EXTINGUISHER, THE HOLDING BRACKET MUST BE ROLLED TO SIMPLIFY THE INSTALLATION AND EXTINGUISHER TURNED END FOR END AS THE HEAD OF THE EXTINGUISHER INTERFERES WITH THE UP AND DOWN SEAT ADJUSTMENT. THIS CAN BE CORRECTED BY PROPER INSTALLATION OF RETAINING STRAP P/N 52717-00.

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