- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2006
- Submitted
- July 5, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30555
- Aircraft time
- 16,918 hours, 2,226 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- Part
- Vacuum Sys
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Lavatory
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- G
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
LAV PROBLEMS. AFT VACUUM SYS LAVS BLOCKED. FOUND WASTE SYSTEM VACUUM BLOWER INOPERATIVE. ALSO, DAMAGE TO DUCTING AND CLAMP AROUND DUCT. ACCCOMPLISHED DUCT REPAIR & CLAMP REPLACEMENT. REPLACED VACUUM FAN BLOWER. SECURED UNIT IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. REACTIVATED AFT VACCUM SYSTEM, ALL LAVS OPS CKD NORMALLY.