Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
September 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft serial
193Y1208
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
24,750 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F, D

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TAIL PIPE FIRE. CREW FIRED BOTH BOTTLES AND RETURNED TO GATE. THERE WAS NO FIRE IND IN COCKPIT. MTC INSPD ENG, NO FLUID LEAKS NOTED. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES AND RAN ENG, HAD NORMAL START. FIRE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE TAIL PIPE.