Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
September 26, 2018
Submitted
October 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29585
Aircraft time
79,106 hours, 9,408 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT89
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
4735931
Part serial
900
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 101 EN-ROUTE LHR - JFK. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. LT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION AT CRUISE. SHUT DOWN THE LT ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND DIVERTED TO DUB. FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED, FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS NOT DISCHARGED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 28 MINUTES. FIRE/OVHT DETECTOR RT CORE SHORTED, REPLACED RT CORE FIRE DETECTOR ASSY IAW AMM 26-11-01-000-812-003 & C/OUT OPS CHKD IAW AMM 26-11-00-710-801, MSG CLRD AND A POSITIVE FIXED, OK FOR SVC. (CLOSED)