Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 25, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
944
Aircraft time
44,009 hours, 17,522 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Fire Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FIRE BOTTLE ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED WHILE REPLACING APU FIRE LOOP. NEED FIRE BOTTLE AND SQUIBS REPLACED. NOT AVAILABLE AT LAX. APU IS INOP. REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE AND SQUIB PER AMM, OPS CHECKS OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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