Service difficulty report · Toilet · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
June 30, 2026
Submitted
July 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
11193
Aircraft time
13,704 hours, 3,712 cycles
Part
Toilet
Part number
14330514206
Part serial
2975
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 900
Part time
13,703 hours, 3,712 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LAVATORY "D" HAS AN OVER HEATING SMELL. IT HAS MORE OF AN ODOR AFTER EACH FLUSH. LAVATORY "D" IS NOW BLOCKED OFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TOILET ASSEMBLY WAS THE SOURCE OF THE OVERHEATING SMELL DUE TO IT LEAKING AROUND WIRING AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 38-31-41. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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