Service difficulty report · Fire Bottle · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
February 11, 2008
Submitted
February 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115DJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000020
Aircraft time
289 hours, 387 cycles
Part
Fire Bottle
Part number
FX002002
Part serial
00201
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Part time
152 hours, 212 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE IS LEAKING, IT WAS LEAKING WHEN DISCONNECTED FOR 300 HOUR, NO EXTERNAL LEAK ON ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW RIGHT PHOSTREX BOTTLE IAW EA500 AMM 26-20-10. INSPECTED ENGINE AND UPPER AND LOWER COWL FOR ANY PHOSTREX RESIDUE AND CLEANED AS REQUIRED. FOLLOWING CLEANUP PROCEDURES IAW EA500 AMM 26-20-00. SUPPRESSION AGENT CLEANUP PROCEDURES AND EMM 05-50-00-210-811, 05-50-16-021-801, AND 71-00-00.