Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
November 3, 2016
Submitted
December 19, 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
Discharged
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
892 hours, 697 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOTICED ISSUE DURING A DELIVERY INSPECTION AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED. FOUND APU BOTTLE DISCHARGED BY LOOKING AT THE PRESSURE GAUGE IN THE TAILCONE. NO INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT THAT THE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. FIRE BOTTLE SQUIB WAS DISCHARGED. REPLACED FIRE BOTTLE AND SQUIB. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. THIS REPORT IS A CORRECTION TO A REPORT SUBMITTED IN 12/6/2016. "PROBLEM DESCRIPTION" WAS THE ONLY AREA THAT HAD CHANGES.