Service difficulty report · Guard · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 9, 2012
Submitted
March 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25158
Aircraft time
87,146 hours, 10,554 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Guard
Condition
Broken
Location
Control Panel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CREW REST AREA STAIRWELL-SMOKE DET PANEL-GUARDS NEEDED FOR 2 BUTTONS. 1-DTRA ZONE1. 2-DTRB Z 2. PLASTIC GUARDS BROKE OFF AT SMOKE DET PANEL. ALL SWITCHES OPS NORMAL, ONLY GUARDS MISSING. NIS FRA. CF PER GMM. REPLACED SWITCH GUARDS REFERENCE IPC 26-14-50-002 ITEM 55.