Service difficulty report · Toilet · Boeing 777323

Difficulty date
July 6, 2023
Submitted
July 7, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N735AT
Make and model
Boeing 777323
Aircraft serial
32439
Aircraft time
30,766 hours, 3,555 cycles
Part
Toilet
Part number
7900101
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND TE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LHR DUE TO LAVATORY #3 INDICATES FULL WITH LAVATORIES #1 AND 2 FILLING RAPIDLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LHR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #2 LAVATORY TOILET ASSEMBLY PER AMM 38-32-01 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH ALL LAVATORIES FUNCTIONING AND INDICATING OK.