Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
November 8, 2009
Submitted
November 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818MD
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000039
Aircraft time
13,133 hours, 8,656 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
335000261
Part serial
24854C1
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
6,931 hours, 3,971 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 REPORTED ENG 2 FIREX BTL A FAIL AND ENG 1 FIREX BTL A FAIL MSG ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT FLIGHT TO MKE. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO AIRCRAFT TO TROUBLESHOOT. MTX REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE A, AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS EMB AMM. A/C WAS THEN RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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