United Airlines temporarily grounded 11 percent of its fleet today, while it tested several of its 777s to make assure components of a cargo fire suppression system were operating effectively.
This is continued fallout from the snafu at Southwest Airlines. United said it would be testing 52 777s over the next 36 hours. By midmorning today, 12 777s had be inspected and cleared to fly. To put it in perspective, United has about 460 aircraft in its fleet.
These inspections were prompted by a review of maintenance records which showed a test on one of five bottles in the fire suppression system had not been performed. United was proactive and turned themselves in rather than awaiting the FAA to learn of said negligence and assessing a large fine.
United carried out unscheduled maintenance on seven of its Boeing 747s last month but found no safety-related issues.
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