Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
October 12, 2021
Submitted
October 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656GT
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23017
Aircraft time
63,131 hours, 44,360 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
CCP70000
Part serial
047
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AS THE CREW WERE APPROACHING TOP CLIMB OF FLIGHT LEVEL 380, THE CREW RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING,FOLLOWED BY A FIRE BELL, EICAS MESSAGE OF "MAIN DECK CARGO FIRE" AND THE MAIN DECK ZONES THAT WERE SENSING SMOKE ENUNCIATED. THE CREW PROCEEDED TO COMMENCE THE QRH CHECKLIST FOR MAIN DECK CARGO FIRE . DURING COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHECKLIST , PRIOR TO REACHING STEP #6, THE FIRE BELL, MASTER WARNING AND MAIN DECK AFFECTED ZONES SILENCED AND ASSOCIATED WARNINGS EXTINGUISHED. AS A PRECAUTION, THE CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT BACK TO MIA. DURING THE DIVERSION, THE CREW ASK THE FLIGHT MECHANIC TO VISUALLY ASSESS THE SITUATION THROUGH THE SMOKE BARRIER DOOR WINDOW. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FIRE, SMOKE. THE CREW DECIDED NOT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. NO FURTHER WARNING MESSAGES WERE RECEIVED DURING DESCEND, APPROACH, AND LANDING.