Error Code 8002F997 occurs in Playstation 3 and caused by an issue with updating the Playstation 3 firmware by USB drive.

Fix

To solve this error :

• Ensure there are no problems with the USB drive.
• Download the firmware update to the USB drive again to ensure the firmware file is not corrupt.
• Try the installation of the firmware again.
• If all else fails, update firmware over the network.