Service difficulty report · Dump Valve · Boeing 7372Q9

Difficulty date
August 14, 2002
Submitted
August 23, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7372Q9
Aircraft time
56,028 hours, 51,230 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
System (JASC)
2540 · Lavatories
Part
Dump Valve
Part number
14352004
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Component
Lavatories · Boeing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) FORWARD LAVATORY FLUID BYPASSED DUMP VALVE ASSEMBLY INTO DRAIN MAINIFOLD AND LEAKED INTO THE SERVICE PANEL AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS AT 32,000 FT AT A TEMP OF -17C, OAT, WHEN THE ICE SHED FROM THE FWD LAV SERVICING PANEL AND CONTACTED THE RT INBOARD WING AND HORIZONTAL STAB AREA. SPECIAL INSPECTION CARRIED OUT IAW MM 55-10-201. FORWARD TOILET TANK DUMP VALVE FOUND AT FAULT. VALVE REPLACED AS PER MM 38-32-31.

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