Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 17, 2006
Submitted
September 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30224
Aircraft time
20,010 hours, 2,706 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT DEPARTURE, EICAS MSG APPEARED, CREW REST LOWER CH2 SMOKE DETECTOR. REMAINING CH1 OPS OK--AND BOTH AFT CARGO COMP SMOKE DETECTORS OPERATE NORMALLY. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL SMOKE DETECTOR IN FWD CARGO PIT. REPLACED AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR. GROUND SYSTEM TEST PASSED. NO EICAS MSG'S. OK FOR SERVICE