Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 23, 2010
Submitted
February 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26942
Aircraft time
56,334 hours, 8,245 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Wire
Part number
W42632020B24
Condition
Shorted
Location
Smoke Detector
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EICAS STATUS MESSAGE DET CHAN 1 CARGO AFT, FOUND AFTER ACFT RELEASE. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND WIRE NR W4263-2020B-24 SHORTED TO SHIELD, (GROUND). REPAIRED WIRE WITH SPLICE KIT (D150-0174). PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AND GROUND OPS CHECKED NORMAL.