Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
July 23, 2000
Submitted
July 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23568
Aircraft time
57,555 hours, 22,516 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED FOUL LAVATORY ODOR IN AFT OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ENGINE START. DURING FLIGHT, ODOR COULD BE SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. ALSO, SMELLED IN FLIGHT DECK FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS OF FLIGHT. FOUND THE FORWARD LAV DUMP HANDLE TY-WRAPPED CLOSED. FIRST CLASS LAV DID HAVE BAD ODOR. SERVICED ALL LAVATORIES. PERFORMED OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE TEST PER 21-58-00. EXHAUST VALVE TESTED NORMAL.

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