Service difficulty report · Waste Tank · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 14, 2024
Submitted
May 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
125,595 hours, 19,463 cycles
Part
Waste Tank
Part number
0005915
Part serial
07981471
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Aft Cargo Pit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BLUE JUICE SPILL: WAS REPORTED THAT WASTE TANK WAS SERVICED WHEN SUMP TANK WAS DISCONNECTED CAUSING BLUE JUICE TO SPILL INTO THE AFT EQUIPMENT AREA, INSULATION BLANKETS SOAKED AND HUMAN WASTE FOUND IN AREA. NEW INSULATION AND WASTE TANK. REMOVED WASTE TANK AND INSPECTED AREA. LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLUE REF EC/RA 2011-01000 JUICE AND HUMAN WASTE IN WASTE TANK AREA. REMOVED SOAKED INSULATION AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN. FURTHER CLEANING, DISINFECTING AND CIC NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE INSTALLING . PLUG ASSY BROKE OFF WAS SUCKED INTO TANK, CAUSING INITIAL FAULT. PLUG P/N 32500-01306.AFT CARGO PIT STA 1220 BACK TO STA 1540