Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
July 25, 2018
Submitted
August 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N756AM
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30264
Aircraft time
66,220 hours, 8,520 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ONLY THREE LAVATORIES HAD NORMAL OPERATIONAL FLUSH 2F-1R, 2F-1L, AND 4F-R. TWO WERE COMPLETELY UNUSABLE AND NO FLUSH: 1A-L AND 3F-1L THREE WERE VERY WEAK NEARLY USABLE 3F-2R, 3F-1R, 4F-L. AIRCRAFT ABOVE 16000. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LHR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND BLANKING PLATE MISSING ON MID WASTE TANK REPAIR PER EA 282748. REPLACED LEVER SENSOR PER 39-33-01.SEE ALSO SDR# AALA201807269003 FOR MID WASTE TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.