Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737900ER

Difficulty date
June 2, 2022
Submitted
June 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403AS
Make and model
Boeing 737900ER
Aircraft serial
41730
Aircraft time
35,632 hours, 11,401 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
4100018001
Part serial
11171511001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lavoratory
Part time
88 hours, 28 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FORWARD LAV TOTALLY OVERFLOWED AND COULDNT MAKE IT STOP UNTIL SYSTEM DEPLETED WITH SELECTOR OFF IN ALL POSITIONS GREY WATER THROUGH OUT THE AIRCRAFT. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION - FOUND LAV A RINSE VALVE CONTINUOUS FLOW. REPLACED RINSE VALVE REF B737-900 AMM 38-32-01 OPS CHECK GOOD NO FURTHER LEAKAGE NOTED.

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