Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
October 3, 2017
Submitted
October 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30251
Aircraft time
68,571 hours, 8,778 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

FORWARD CARGO FIRE INDICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. NO SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE. SMOKE DETECTORS TESTED IAW AMM 26-16-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.