Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 6, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N219UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30551
Aircraft time
44,326 hours, 5,442 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Tube
Condition
Faulty
Location
Smoke Detector
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DET ZONE 1 CARGO AFT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ZONE FAILURE. STATUS MSG01- ACTIVE CRUISE HARD; CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR TUBE 1 (LWR AFT) AIRFLOW IS LOW. DB- CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR CH 2 (LWR AFT) ITEM CNX PER PLF SHOWS NOT ACTIVE MSG-2621062 ACTIVE ER HARD. BLOW N2 TO TUBE 1 FROM DETECTOR SIDE. AFTER RECONNECTING THE TUBE. THE MSG IS DISAPPEARED. PERFORM GRD TEST, PASSED.