Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 5, 2012
Submitted
March 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1341
Aircraft time
36,819 hours, 15,778 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
BA21758
Condition
Discharged
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LAV 'F' FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM - SMOKE. CREW COMMENTS: DISCHARGED. :MX FOUND THE FIRE BOTTLE IN THE RED BAND, LAV INOP IAW MEL PLACARD 2617M. ^06FEB OPB CQT- :ACCMP'D CHK OF LAV 'F' SMOKE DET SYSTEM. FOUND SMOKE DET SYS OPS NORMAL. LAV IS USEABLE PER MEL 2625M. REPLACED DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE. APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN HEAT ACTIVATED. NO DAMAGE TO AREA FOUND.

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