Service difficulty report · Plunger · Raythn HAWKER800

Difficulty date
September 18, 2015
Submitted
September 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326N
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800
Aircraft serial
258140
Aircraft time
10,557 hours, 5,912 cycles
System (JASC)
2540 · Lavatories
Part
Plunger
Part number
800858817
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Lavatory
Part time
7,252 hours, 4,308 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
G, B

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

What was found

CRUISE AT FL360, ACFT EXPERIENCED A REAR BAY DOOR MWS INDICATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY CABIN ALTITUDE. CREW & PAXS DONNED 02 MASKS. CREW DESCENDED TO SAFE ALTITUDE & RETURNED TO BASE. INSPECTION REVEALED TRASH ON PLUNGER FOR TOILET PREVENTING PROPER SEAL. INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED DONUT & CAP WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AFTER LAVATORY SERVICE, NO PART MALFUNCTION NOTED. PRESSURIZATION FORCED THE LAVATORY DONUT & CAP TO UNSEAT. THIS CAUSED THEM TO CONTACT LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR WHICH ILLUMINATED THE REAR BAY MWS LIGHT. DONUT & CAP UNSEATED ALSO VENTED CABIN TO ATMOSPHERE CAUSING DEPRESSURIZATION. FLUSHED LAVATORY SYS, PROPERLY INSTALLED DONUT & CAP, ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY ON DECK IAW MM. ACFT FT TEST FLOWN AT FL 360 FOR 14 MINUTES & PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL.