Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 1, 2001
Submitted
March 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
448
Aircraft time
26,809 hours, 11,258 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Clogged
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

LAS - AIR TURNBACK - 2/22/01 - ALL LAVS WOULD NOT FLUSH (CIDS PANEL RED LIGHT WAS ON, WASTE AT 0 PERCENT FULL, WATER AT 40 PERCENT FULL); AIRCRAFT DESTINATION WAS JFK SO THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO LAS. THE LAV SYSTEM HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLACED ON MEL 38-30-01 FOR THE VAC GENERATOR INOP. HOWEVER THE SYSTEM FAILED TO FLUSH USING DIFFERENT DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE. IN LAS MAINTENANCE FOUND THE WASTE LINE CLOGGED AT THE LAV WASTE TANK; THE LINE WAS DISCONNECTED AND CLEANED OUT; AFTER CLEANING THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.

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