Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
August 19, 2018
Submitted
August 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
82,240 hours, 12,049 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
G540DA74
Part serial
5865
Condition
Defective
Location
Toilet
Part time
1,369 hours, 171 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT LAVATORY TANK LEVEL WENT TO 100% AFTER TAKEOFF. LEFT SIDE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN FLUID IN BOWLS SPILLED OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT WASTE LEVEL TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 33-31-11-400-801A. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED TOILET AND PERFORMED A VACCUM CHECK IAW AMM 38-31-00-790-801A. LEAK AND VACUUM TESTED GOOD.

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