What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: ALL 3 LAVATORY NOT FLUSHING ABOVE 16000FT. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT ORD. REMOVED AND REPLACED VAACUM BLOWER. PER AMM 38-32-05. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2026
- Submitted
- March 24, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29568
- Aircraft time
- 49,644 hours, 21,042 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3830 · Waste Disposal System
- Part
- Motor
- Part number
- 6068022
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 100 Blower
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J, G
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.