Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 25, 2008
Submitted
February 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
55,846 hours, 12,441 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
8956831
Part serial
82791EK
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fire Bottle
Component
Fire Bottle
Component part number
895631
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

"CRG FIRE LWR AFT" LEVEL 3 ALERT AND AURAL WARNING ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED T/O AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. PERFORMED AFT AND FWD CARGO COMPT INSPECTION, NO DAMAGE OR FIRE CONDITION FOUND. VERIFY WITH FLT CREW THAT THEY DISCHARGED AGENT 1 (THE BIG BOTTLE) ONLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTAINER NR 1 PER MM 26-22-01-4. FOUND FWD AND AFT AGENT 1 LOW PRESS LIGHT ON. T/S FIM 26-22-01 FOUND LOW PRESS SWITCH AT FAULT, PRESSURE SWITCH PIN "A" AND "B" IN CLOSED. SWITCH IS PART OF THE FIRE BOTTLE SAME P/N.

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