What was found
APU FIREX BOTTLE INADVERTENLY FIRED AT A-6 CHECK. DISCHARGE HEAD AT BOTTLE BROKE RELEASING AGENT INTO AFT ASSY COMPARTMENT NOT TO APU DISCHARGE TUBES AC TT 64151:56 TC 12530.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2011
- Submitted
- August 8, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N383WA
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48412
- Aircraft time
- 64,152 hours, 12,530 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680
- System (JASC)
- 2621 · Fire Bottle, Fixed
- Part
- Fire Bottle
- Part number
- 4461761
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.