Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
April 1, 2015
Submitted
April 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N167RC
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3038
Aircraft time
25,881 hours, 34,361 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
57331009
Part serial
0113
Condition
Depleted
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, UPON CLIMB OUT THROUGH 4200 FT IT WAS NOTICED THAT LT FIRE FAULT LIGHT ON CWP ILLUMINATED. CREW CONSULTED QRH & RESET CB WHICH HAD POPPED. IT WAS THEN NOTICED THAT BOTH LT ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHER INDICATORS INDICATED DISCHARGED CONDITION, WHITE. CB WAS ATTEMPTED TO RESET AGAIN 3 TIMES IAW QRH, AT WHICH TIME CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO BASE FOR SAFETY REASONS. UPON MX INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT LT ENG INBD BOTTLE, CONTENTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. BOTTLE WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BOTTLE. SYS OPERATIONAL & FUNCTION CHECK WERE COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.