Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 27, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30218
Aircraft time
4,611 hours, 1,241 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION. FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED AND FIRE INDICATION WARNING DID NOT GO AWAY IMMEDIATELY. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO HNL. OVERWEIGHT LANDING. UPON LANDING FIRE CREW CHECKED FOR A HEAT SOURCE IN AFT PIT AND FOUND NONE. ONLY LUGGAGE WAS IN THE AFT CARGO PIT. SUBSEQUENT CARGO SMOKE DETECTION TEST AND FIRE WARNING TEST PASSED. NO MAINTENANCE MESSAGE FAULTS WERE RECORDED THAT DIRECTED TO A SYSTEM FAULT. INLET LINES TO DETECTOR WERE INSPECTED FOR MOISTURE AND NONE WAS FOUND. A/C WAS FLOWN TO SFO UNEVENTFULLY WITH EMPTY PITS. DURING EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM REFURBISHMENT, NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED.