Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 23, 2019
Submitted
August 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33266
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
32403
Aircraft time
60,341 hours, 20,380 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Clogged
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CL
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

WATER LEAKING FROM FIRST CLASS LAVATORY IN FLIGHT. STARTING AFTER TAKE OFF STREAM OF DIRTY WATER INTO GALLEY. TROUBLESHOT THE LEAK TO A CLOG IN THE AFT LAVATORY AND GALLEY DRAIN LINE AFTER THE TWO JOIN GOING TO THE FWD DRAIN MAST. CONFIRMED THE CLOG WAS CAUSING THE DRAIN WATER TO BACK UP THRU THE LAVATORY VENT. CLEARED THE CLOG, ALL OPS OK IAW AMM 38-31-00-910-801.