Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747409F

Difficulty date
March 31, 2025
Submitted
April 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438GT
Make and model
Boeing 747409F
Aircraft serial
30766
Aircraft time
91,547 hours, 16,879 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUSE FLIGHT, A FIRE MAIN DECK AFT EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. CREW RETURNED N438GT TO ANC.<BR>(<P>EFFECTED SMOKE DETECTORS 11 AND 12 FOR ZONE 12 LOOP A AND ZONE 11 LOOP A WERE REMOVED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. OPERATION TEST AND SYSTEM TEST WERE PERFORMED. CHECKS GOOD AND MESSAGE CLEARED IAW AMM 26-14-01.</P>)