What was found
FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO FORWARD LAVATORY OVERFLOW. FOUND FOREIGN OBJECT IN DUMP VALVE ALLOWING FLUID TO BYPASS VALVE. REMOVED OBJECT.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2008
- Submitted
- March 12, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N341UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 24245
- Aircraft time
- 54,954 hours, 29,968 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 3830 · Waste Disposal System
- Part
- Dump Valve
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Lavatory
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W, K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.