Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
October 12, 2011
Submitted
October 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24748
Aircraft time
61,372 hours, 22,155 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Main Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

MAIN CARGO FIRE EICAS ALERT ALONG WITH MASTER WARNING ALERTS ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMBING THROUGH 2,500 FT. ALERT LASTED APPROX 5 SECONDS. OVERHEAD MAIN CARGO FIRE DETECTION PANEL ILLUMINATED MID, AFT AND CARGO ISLATION LIGHTS. ALL ALERTS EXTINGUISHED AFTER 5 SECONDS. NO DG ABOARD AND APPROX 7000 LBS OF EMPTY CANS ABOARD. VISUALLY INSPECTED MAIN CARGO BAY. NO SMOKE OR FIRE INDICATIONS. PASSENGER OXYGEN SYS AUTO DEPLOYED. CHECKED EICAS FAULTS, NO FAULTS NOTED, PERFORMED FIRE AND CARGO SMOKE TEST OPS CHECKED NORMAL. RESET OXYGEN MASK IN FWD LAV VERIFIED OXYGEN QTY IN BOTH BOTTLES AND ALSO INSPECTED BLOW OUT DISK. OK FOR SERVICE IAW MM 5-11-00-6/26-23-00-5.