Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817MD
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000038
Aircraft time
17,850 hours, 13,160 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
335000261
Part serial
23553C1
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
17,361 hours, 12,833 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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 E-1 AND E-2 FIREXBTL A FAIL MSG IN FLIGHT, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY ATC AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED. THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT DCA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED E-1 & E-2 FIRE BOTTLE A PER EMB AMM, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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