Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 10, 2014
Submitted
December 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46636
Aircraft time
81,000 hours, 28,029 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

50MIN INTO FLIGHT GOT NR 2 LOWER AFT FLASHING DISCHARGE. DEPLOYED NR 2 BOTTLE, NR1 DEFERRED, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE RED INDICATION WHICH WENT OUT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. FIRE EXTINGUISHER CYLINDER NR 2 INOPERATIVE. ALL LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENTS MUST REMAIN EMPTY.

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