Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 74787UF

Difficulty date
June 26, 2013
Submitted
June 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850GT
Make and model
Boeing 74787UF
Aircraft serial
37562
Aircraft time
4,745 hours, 880 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fire Detector
Component
Fire Detector
Component part number
355010
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

"CARGO DET AFT 28" STATUS MESSAGE APPEARED 40 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY "FIRE CARGO AFT" & 20 MINUTES LATER. QRH EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOLLOWED AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO IAD. ON ARRIVAL, THE LOWER AFT CARGO BAY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE LOWER CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 26-16-06-400-801 AND EO 4826A003. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED AMM 05-51-39 WITH NO FINDINGS.

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