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A first officer reports he noticed the engine fire panel (P-8) had been installed upside-down in the center pedestal of a B777. The right engine fire handle was positioned where the left engine fire handle should have been. Concerns were raised about the possibility of the fire handle cannon plugs being cross-connected and just how long the aircraft had been operating in that condition. Two other fos also add their perspectives.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1233188 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fire Extinguishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was the flying first officer (first officer); performing my preflight flow check. Upon completion of the normal fire test; I noticed something peculiar about the engine fire panel in the center pedestal. It appeared upside down. I brought it to the attention of the captain and other fos. I made a logbook entry and notified maintenance. Per our dispatcher; the aircraft had not been operating for approximately six days (I assume it was in maintenance; in the hangar). Maintenance came to the airplane very puzzled; of course. Eventually they flipped the fire panel around and re-secured it. I inquired as to the possibility of the actual indicators being cross wired and I was assured that the cannon plugs were unique between left and right and that couldn't happen. Maintenance was also puzzled because they informed me that the length of the wires behind the panel should not allow for this reversal to have occurred. I am concerned as to what maintenance procedure allowed for such a serious error to occur and also of the possibility that this aircraft has been operating revenue flights in this configuration for a while. The remainder of the flight was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A First Officer reports he noticed the Engine Fire Panel (P-8) had been installed upside-down in the center pedestal of a B777. The Right Engine Fire Handle was positioned where the Left Engine Fire Handle should have been. Concerns were raised about the possibility of the fire handle cannon plugs being cross-connected and just how long the aircraft had been operating in that condition. Two other FOs also add their perspectives.
Narrative: I was the flying First Officer (FO); performing my preflight flow check. Upon completion of the normal fire test; I noticed something peculiar about the Engine Fire Panel in the center pedestal. It appeared upside down. I brought it to the attention of the Captain and other FOs. I made a Logbook entry and notified maintenance. Per our dispatcher; the aircraft had not been operating for approximately six days (I assume it was in maintenance; in the hangar). Maintenance came to the airplane very puzzled; of course. Eventually they flipped the fire panel around and re-secured it. I inquired as to the possibility of the actual indicators being cross wired and I was assured that the cannon plugs were unique between Left and Right and that couldn't happen. Maintenance was also puzzled because they informed me that the length of the wires behind the panel should not allow for this reversal to have occurred. I am concerned as to what maintenance procedure allowed for such a serious error to occur and also of the possibility that this aircraft has been operating revenue flights in this configuration for a while. The remainder of the flight was uneventful.
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.