Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
March 26, 2019
Submitted
April 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29583
Aircraft time
80,805 hours, 10,084 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED ON ACCOUNT OF AN AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RESPONDING FIRE CREW FOUND NO INDICATION OF FIRE. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED & REPLACED THE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR.