Service difficulty report · Toilet · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
March 7, 2023
Submitted
March 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976UY
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5235
Aircraft time
33,170 hours, 13,333 cycles
Part
Toilet
Part number
14330514205
Part serial
1110
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Part time
10,513 hours, 2,957 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIRCRAFT ODOR, SOURCE UNKNOWN, STRONGEST MID TO AFT CABIN. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE MID LAVATORY TOILET ASSEMBLY THAT WAS LEAKING AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 38-31-41. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.