Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
September 25, 2024
Submitted
September 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000769
Aircraft time
14,813 hours, 9,891 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
335000261
Part serial
34144C1
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Part time
14,815 hours, 9,892 cycles
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

CREW REPORTS APU FIREX FAIL EICAS MSG (APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM). REMOVED FROM SERVICE. T/S APU FIREX FAIL EICAS MESSAGE (FAULT CODE: 26220047UT1). PER E175 FIM 26-22-00-870-803-A, PERFORMED ELETRICAL TEST OF APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE PRESSURE SWITCH (TCPS) IAW E175 AMM 26-22-03-720-802-A. ELETRICAL TEST FAILED. PINS A AND C ON THE APU FIRE-EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE TCPS SHORTED (FAULTED). AND PINS A AND C HAVE CONTINUITY TO GROUND (FAULTED). REMOVED APU FIRE BOTTLE REF E175 AMM 26-22-01-000-801-A. INSTALLED NEW APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE IAW E175 AMM 26-22-01-400-801-A. PERFORMED OPS TEST ON APU FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM REF AMM TASK 26-0-00-700-801-A. OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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