Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
September 7, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485EV
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
20712
Aircraft time
118,605 hours
Part
Tube
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fire Bottle
Component
Fire Bottle
Component part number
33603903P
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG RT FIRE BOTTLE FAILED TO DISCHARGE DURING ENG FIRE. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE LT AND RT FIRE BOTTLES, OPS GOOD, SQUIB TEST OK PER MM 26-21-03. THE RIGHT FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH ONLY 3/4 OF A THREAD ENGAGED AND HAND TIGHT. BOTTLE DISCHARGE FITTING WAS SEVERELY CROSS-THREADED. WHEN THE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, THE DISCHARGE TUBE WAS BLOWN OFF.

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