Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 20, 2010
Submitted
October 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
57,375 hours, 10,420 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fire Detector
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BLEED LOOP 2 STRUT L FAILURE OF LEFT STRUT OVERHEAT DETECTION LOOP OR LEFT DUCT LEAK OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM (DLODS) CARD. STATUS MSG-2636031 INACTV CL INTER MSG-2636021 INACTV IC INTER. SWAPPED DLODS CARDS IN POS A5 OF CARD FILES P84 & P85 FOR T-S PURPOSES TO SEE IF CARD IS AT FAULT OR IF IT IS A LOOP. MR DATA FOR CARDS ACP. SN 0203 NOW IN 103762P85 A5 POS AND DLODS CARD SN 0162 NOW IN P84 A5 POS. IF FAULT MOVES TO RIGHT SIDE REPLACE SN 0162 CARD. IF FAULT REMAINS ON LEFT, SUSPECT LOOP M23102 OR POSSIBLE LEAK. AHM INDICATES PROBLEM STILL IN LT SIDE. REPLACED DETECTOR. OPS CHECKS GOOD PER MM. FOUND WHILE CHECKING OVERHEAT SENSOR CONNECT ONS. END WAS DIRTY WHITE POWDER. CLEANED WITH CONTACT CLEANER SECURED CONNECTOR. NO EICAS MSG'S NOTED.