Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 19, 2010
Submitted
July 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30218
Aircraft time
36,230 hours, 7,977 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4084
Part
Fan
Condition
Shorted
Location
Smoke Detector
Component
Smoke Detector
Component part number
21198356
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS EICAS STATUS MSG AFT CARGO HEAT INOP DET FAN 2 FWD. TEST SHOWS SMOKE DETECTOR FAN 2 LWR FWD OPEN OR SHORTED. REPLACED FWD PIT SMOKE DETECTOR, GROUND TEST PASSED MESSAGE CLEARED.