Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 8, 2025
Submitted
January 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0082
Aircraft time
7,222 hours, 4,854 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
3310000282
Part serial
73261B1
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE: RED BAGGAGE FIRE WARNING AT FL 430. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RAN QRH. BLEW BOTH BOTTLES AND RED BAGGAGE FIRE INDICATION STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FIRE TRUCKS MET PLANE. THEY SEEMED TO THINK THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OF SOME SORT WITH RELATED STAIN. NO FIRE WAS VISABLE. REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW AMM 26-25-05

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