Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 7, 2013
Submitted
May 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
22,164 hours, 22,382 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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

MASTER CAUTION. CHECKED FIRE DETECTOR, APU BOTTLE LOW. EXTINGUISHED MASTER WARNING AND COMPLETED CHECKLIST. BECAME INTERMITTENT WITH MASTER WARNING AND CHIMES SOUNDING UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. ON TOUCHDOWN MASTER WARNING, CHIMES, AND APU BOTTLE LOW LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND REMAINED OFF. NO OTHER WARNINGS OR CAUTIONS. COMPLIED WITH FIM TASK 26-23-00-810-802. R & R APU FIRE EXT BOTTLE IAW AMM TASK 26-23-01-000/400-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF APU FIRE DETECTION SYS IAW AMM TASK 26-13-00-710-801. SYS TESTED GOOD.