Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
December 28, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32390
Part
Valve
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Water System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. NO WATER IN LAVATORIES OR COFEE MAKERS. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO OVERWEIGHT LANDING. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF ICE ON EXTERIOR OF FUSELAGE, AFT OF THE FORWARD WATER SERVICE DOOR, THE POTABLE WATER SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON MEL DEFERRAL. WATER TANK FILL VALVE REPLACED PER MM 38-11-02. LEAK CHECK AND OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD.