Service difficulty report · Coupling · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
June 13, 2023
Submitted
June 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AN
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40631
Aircraft time
25,689 hours, 3,435 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LAVATORY L2A-1L, L3F-1, AND L3F-1LC DO NOT FLUSH. EMERGENCY DECLARED; FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND DISCONNECTED COUPLING ON LAVATORY L2A-1L TOILET ASSEMBLY CAUSING LEFT HAND LAVATORIES TO NOT FLUSH. RECONNECTED COUPLING AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER DMC-B787-A-38-42-41.

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