Service difficulty report · Linkage · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 6, 2025
Submitted
December 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26933
Aircraft time
111,123 hours, 14,849 cycles
Part
Linkage
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fill Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NO WATER AVAILABLE, NO PRESSURE FOR TOILET. WASTE TANK 3 FULL. ON GROUND NO WATER AVAILABLE IN ACFT. WATER SERVICE CART CONFIRMED WATER TANKS FULL. ALL HANDLES CLOSED-NORMAL POSITION, CYCLED DURING SERVICE. STILL NO WATER, CONFIRMED WATER COMPRESSOR RUNNING ON GROUND. FOUND WATER FILL VALVE NOT FULLY CLOSED WHEN HANDLE IS PUSHED IN. MANUALLY CLOSED FILL VALVE, REINSTATED WATER COMPRESSOR, WATER IS AVAILABLE IN ACFT. VERIFIED APU BLEED IS PROVIDING AIR - WATER SYS. DEFERRED WATER FILL VALVE IAW MEL 3810BH, CABLE - WATER SERVICE PANEL DOES NOT CLOSE VALVE FULLY. FILL - OVERFLOW VALVE CABLE & LINKAGE BAD. DEFERRED, WASTE TANK 3 CONFIRMED EMPTY. DISCREPANCY RESULTING IN RETURN TO FIELD & CANCELATION OF FLT 195-06 MUC EWR.