Narrative:

I received a phone call from dfw on violation of 'fire bottle hydrostatic due.' it was reported by the pilot that the above item was completed, when in fact it was not. I called the local FBO and talked with pilot parts. Started parts research and made local calls to find bottle. Coordinated effort with fll, dfw and gkk. Talked with FBO mechanics on proper procedure and had them reference current light transport maintenance manuals. FBO found bottle locally and installed. Talk with fll FBO went step-by-step, word-by-word, through required paperwork to clear through dfw soc. Aircraft was finally released later that day and trip proceeded west/O any other problems. Note after aircraft arrived at grr the pilot called dfw soc and asked for release #. At this time soc said their computer showed bottle hydrostat due. The pilot assured soc that this was done and the aircraft was released. Once he arrived at fll he then called soc to close release and told soc that in fact this item was not done. At this time the aircraft was grounded till discrepancy completed. My role was only an advisory one, to get my chartered people home.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRWORTHINESS OF ATX LTT JET QUESTIONED DUE SERVICEABILITY OF FIRE BOTTLE.

Narrative: I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM DFW ON VIOLATION OF 'FIRE BOTTLE HYDROSTATIC DUE.' IT WAS RPTED BY THE PLT THAT THE ABOVE ITEM WAS COMPLETED, WHEN IN FACT IT WAS NOT. I CALLED THE LCL FBO AND TALKED WITH PLT PARTS. STARTED PARTS RESEARCH AND MADE LCL CALLS TO FIND BOTTLE. COORDINATED EFFORT WITH FLL, DFW AND GKK. TALKED WITH FBO MECHS ON PROPER PROC AND HAD THEM REF CURRENT LTT MAINT MANUALS. FBO FOUND BOTTLE LOCALLY AND INSTALLED. TALK WITH FLL FBO WENT STEP-BY-STEP, WORD-BY-WORD, THROUGH REQUIRED PAPERWORK TO CLR THROUGH DFW SOC. ACFT WAS FINALLY RELEASED LATER THAT DAY AND TRIP PROCEEDED W/O ANY OTHER PROBS. NOTE AFTER ACFT ARRIVED AT GRR THE PLT CALLED DFW SOC AND ASKED FOR RELEASE #. AT THIS TIME SOC SAID THEIR COMPUTER SHOWED BOTTLE HYDROSTAT DUE. THE PLT ASSURED SOC THAT THIS WAS DONE AND THE ACFT WAS RELEASED. ONCE HE ARRIVED AT FLL HE THEN CALLED SOC TO CLOSE RELEASE AND TOLD SOC THAT IN FACT THIS ITEM WAS NOT DONE. AT THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS GNDED TILL DISCREPANCY COMPLETED. MY ROLE WAS ONLY AN ADVISORY ONE, TO GET MY CHARTERED PEOPLE HOME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.