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B777 captain reported a non-standard fire protection panel installed in crew rest area; resulting in a delay and 5 seats to be reserved for crew rest.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1685566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LIRF.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fire Protection System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 227 Flight Crew Type 3855 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Lower level flight attendant crew rest area by door 3R; inspection showed halon light disch. Switch did not have guard or safety wire to prevent accidental discharge. Not sure if cleaners or stranger hit button. Maintenance consulted and dialog revealed a non-standard panel. The correct panel should have had a guard and procedure on label.I suggest installing a new panel or modify the existing panel to include a guard or safety wire system and recommend issuing a safety bulletin to alert crews. Without lower crew rest we lost 5 revenue seats to crew rest and left uncertainty as to what maintenance control thinks is installed on the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Captain reported a non-standard fire protection panel installed in crew rest area; resulting in a delay and 5 seats to be reserved for crew rest.
Narrative: Lower level Flight Attendant crew rest area by Door 3R; inspection showed Halon light DISCH. Switch did not have guard or safety wire to prevent accidental discharge. Not sure if cleaners or stranger hit button. Maintenance consulted and dialog revealed a non-standard panel. The correct panel should have had a guard and procedure on label.I suggest installing a new panel or modify the existing panel to include a guard or safety wire system and recommend issuing a safety bulletin to alert crews. Without lower crew rest we lost 5 revenue seats to crew rest and left uncertainty as to what Maintenance Control thinks is installed on the aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.