Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
November 3, 2016
Submitted
December 6, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N175MX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
497
Aircraft time
892 hours, 697 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
516002
Part serial
0555
Condition
Empty
Location
Apu
Part time
892 hours, 697 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOTICED DURING DELIVERY INSPECTION (BEFORE RELEASE FOR FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE) THAT THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS EMPTY. NO INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT THAT THE BOTTLE WAS EMPTY. FIRE BOTTLE SQUIB WAS NOT DISCHARGED. REPLACED BOTTLE AND SQUIB. AIRCRAFT RELEASE FOR FLIGHT.