Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
January 19, 2026
Submitted
January 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N129DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50048
Aircraft time
15,006 hours, 6,942 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
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

DIVERTED TO SLC DUE TO CARGO BTL FAIL MESSAGE. PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECKS OF WIRING FROM THE FIDEX TO THE CARGO BOTTLE AND PRESSURE SWITCH, FOUND RESISTANCE FLUCTUATING IN BOTTLE PRESSURE SWITCH WHEN TAPPING ON THE BOTTLE PRESSURE SWITCH, REPLACED LOW-RATE DISCHARGE CARGO EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE. (LP# 8025427)

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