Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
July 31, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46635
Aircraft time
78,262 hours, 26,377 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Low
Location
Nr 3 Nacelle
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE FIRE AGENT LOW, AT GATE AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE FIRE DISCHARGE BOTTLES IAW MM 26-21-01-4. PERFORMED ALL ADJ/TEST'S PER MM 26-21-06/ 26-21-01. FOUND BRACKET BROKEN ON PNEUMATIC BLEED DUCT CAUSING UNRESTRAINED FLEX DUCT JOINT SEAL HOUSING TO LEAK. DUCTS SEPARATED BEYOND THE NORMAL RANGE. REPLACED BROKEN STANDOFF BRACKET.

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