Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 17, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N211UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30217
Aircraft time
44,348 hours, 9,638 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
21198356
Part serial
48
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
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

EICAS MESSAGE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTION ZONE 1 ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO LOWER SMOKE DETECTOR PER AMM. TEST FAILED, CHANNEL 2 INTERNAL FAULT LOWER AFT MESSAGE 26-20022. CURRENTLY NO STATUS OR EICAS MESSAGE. AFT CARGO PIT MAY BE USED. REPLACED AFT CARGO SMOKE DET, OPS OKAY.