Service difficulty report · Housing · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 15, 2005
Submitted
March 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
38,435 hours, 7,511 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Housing
Part number
15800240
Condition
Broken
Location
Lavatory Toilet
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MALFUNCTIONING LAVATORY. FWD LAV AT DOOR 3L WASTE COMING UP FROM TOILET BOWL IN FLIGHT AT APPROX 3000 FEET. BLOCKAGE ON THE WASTE LINE DOWNSTREAM TO THE WASTE TANK CAUSED ALL THE LAVS ASSOCIATED TO THE WASTE TANK TO BE INOPERABLE. WITH LAV 3L FLUSH VALVE HOUSING BROKEN, WASTE FOUND A PATH TO OVERFLOW. BLOCKAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND DOOR 3L TOILET ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.