Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 9, 2011
Submitted
November 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26954
Aircraft time
64,839 hours, 9,269 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TWO SMOKE DETECTORS IN CARGO BAY, FAULTED DURING TEST. BOTH DETECTORS ALSO FAILED SELF TEST. REPLACED OEU M23491 IAW MM, NO HELP. REPLACED BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS, OPS CHECKED OK.