Service difficulty report · Tank · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 6, 2012
Submitted
September 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
16,263 hours, 5,205 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Tank
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Lavatory
Part time
16,263 hours, 5,205 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ALL LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING. R & R CONT LEVEL SENSOR IAW AMM 38-30-00-810-809 & 38-33-02-400-801. WHEN SENSOR REMOVED FOUND LAVATORY TANK PLUGGED WITH CLOTH TOWELS. REMOVED ALL BLOCKAGE FROM DRAIN VALVE. DRAINED , FILLED, CLEANED & REFILLED LAV WASTE TANK. ALL LAV FUNCTIONAL TEST OK. WASTE QTY IND STILL INDICATES FULL. CLEANED BOTH POINT LVL SENSORS IAW AMM 38-33-01-100-801. FULL LIGHT NO OUT, TANK SHOWS EMPTY, ALL LAV OPS CK OK. PERFORMED AUTO ZERO TEST IAW AMM 38-33-00-710-801. ALL LAVS NOW TEST OK. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.