Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
August 16, 2003
Submitted
August 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
4,865 hours, 5,467 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
4739511
Part serial
56689EL
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,879 hours, 5,480 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
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

UPON PUSHING POWER BUTTON TO START APU, CHECK FIRE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BTC LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APU FIRE VALVE ALSO CYCLED OPEN AND CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF PRESSURE FOR NEW BOTTLE WORK GOOD AND CHECK OG FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WORKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.