Service difficulty report · Pin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 10, 2019
Submitted
March 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
22,215 hours, 23,804 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fire Bottle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH - CHECK FIRE DETECT WARNING - RAN CHECK LIST APU FIRE BOTTLE INDICATES LOW. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PLACED ON MEL 26-20-1. RETURNED TO SERVICE. MEL CLEARED 3/12. FOUND PINS ON 2600 J12 OF APU BOTTLE CONNECTOR FOR PRESSURE SWITCH TO BE CORRODED. INSPECTED 2600-P12 NO DEFECTS NOTED_ REF WM 26-23-00. R&R'D APU FIRE EXT. BOTTLE REF. AMM 26-23-01-000-801 & 26-23-01-400-801. OPS TEST GOOD. M PROC REVERSED. THIS CLEARS MEL/DMI. RETURNED TO SERVICE.