Service difficulty report · Toilet · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 19, 2020
Submitted
January 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
26,751 hours, 8,634 cycles
Part
Toilet
Part number
410039000303
Part serial
17030207
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aft Lavatory
Part time
9,170 hours, 2,829 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

F/A REPORTS SULFUR SMELL MID CABIN SMELL FIRST ENCOUNTERED AT LEVEL OFF OF CRUISE . SMELL DISSIPATED THEN RETURNED APPROX 30 MIN LATER CABIN AIR QUALITY EVENT LEVEL 1. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 05-51 TASK 814 STEP 5A & B FOUND EVIDENCE OF WASTE TANK LEAKAGE ON INSULATION BLANKET ON SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE WASTE TANK . ALSO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE ON SURROUNDING WIRE HARNESSES. FOUND DISCOLORATION ON APU BLEED DUCT INSULATION. CLEANED BLANKET OF WATER SPOTS NOT SEWAGE. FOUND AFT LAV FLOOR WET AROUND BOWL CHANGED TOILET & CLEANED AREA CLEANED DISCOLORATION ON APU DUCT WIPED WET WIRES OFF REF B737-900 AMM 38-32-01-000 FWD AFT TOILET SMELLS BETTER RAN APU FOR 30 MIN WITH PACKS ON HIGH NO SMELLS NOTICED IN PITS OR CABIN AFTER WORK PERFORMED.