Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
February 27, 2021
Submitted
March 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24729
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28945
Aircraft time
68,825 hours, 24,307 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
3460001028
Part serial
0347
Condition
Failed Insp
Location
Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT THROUGH ON CLIMB OUT THROUGH FL335 CARGO DISCHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED LOCKED TO ENSURE POSITIVE FIX, NOTE PREVIOUS HISTORY IN JANUARY WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND . TOMC REQUEST: TROUBLESHOOT PER FIM 26-23-00-810-802. IF UNABLE TO CONFIRM FAULT, PLEASE REPLACE BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. . UNLOCKED REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 FIRE CARGO BOTTLE PER AMM 26-23-01. FIRE TEST FAILED, OPS CHECK NO GOOD. REQUIRES FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1064561 SN OFF 9620 BOTTLE, FIRE, C OFF 29-2623-9-0003 9620 ON 29-2623-9-0002 1751 (I) VERIFIED SAFETY AND SECURITY OF #2 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE IAW AMM 26-23-01-400-802. UPON COMPLETION, FIRE BOTTLE INTERMITENTLY FAILS FIRE TEST. COMPLETE UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 FIRE CARGO BOTTLE PER AMM 26-23-01. STEP (I) 19 FIRE TEST FAILED, AFT ARM LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1003050 SN OFF 0072 .OPS CHECK NO GOOD. REQUIRES FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. BOTTLE, FIRE, C OFF 29-2623-9-0001 0072 ON 29-2623-9-0003 0347 BOTTLE #1 NEEDS QC INSPECTION INTERMITENTLY FAILS FIRE TEST. COMPLETE UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP BOTTLE IAW AMM 26-23-01-400-802. UPON COMPLETION, FIRE BOTTLE VERIFIED SAFETY AND SECURITY OF #1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER (I) PERFORMED FIM TASKS 26-16-00-810-806 AND TASK 26-16 TASK 805. FOUND SMOKE DETECTOR AFT A2 FAULTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT A2 SMOKE DECTOR PER AMM 26-16-01-401. OPS CHECKS GOOD. COMPLEATED AMM TASK 26-23-01-400-802 STEPS I AND J