Service difficulty report · Timer · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
July 29, 2026
Submitted
July 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34131
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28971
Aircraft time
102,861 hours, 21,937 cycles
Part
Timer
Part number
1A081015511
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

LAVS K & S INOP DIVERSION & HAS HISTORY. UNLOCKED UPON ARRIVING TO THE ACFT, INITIAL EVALUATION SHOWED THAT S LAV HALF OF THE TOILET BOWL WAS FLUSHING ADDED 4 GALLONS OF VINEGAR & FLUSHED REPEATEDLY. DEBRIS GOT CLEARED FROM OTHER HALF, LAV S FLUSHES NORMALLY NOW, INITIALLY LAV K WOULD NOT FLUSH AT ALL ADDED 4 GALLONS OF VINEGAR SUSPECTED TO BE EMPTY AS IT WILL SURGE BUT FLUSH NORMALLY FOR THE FIRST COUPLE SECONDS. UPON ARRIVING TO THE ACFT, INITIAL EVALUATION SHOWED THAT S LAV HALF OF THE TOILET BOWL FLUSHING ADDED 4 GALLONS OF VINEGAR & FLUSHED REPEATEDLY. DEBRIS CLEARED FROM OTHER HALF, LAV S FLUSHES NORMALLY NOW, INITIALLY LAV K WOULD NOT FLUSH AT ALL ADDED 4 GALLONS OF VINEGAR SUSPECTED TO BE EMPTY AS IT WILL SURGE BUT FLUSH NORMALLY FOR THE FIRST COUPLE SECONDS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH TOILET TIMER AT LAV K. TIOLET FLUSHES NUMEROUS TIMES FOR 10 SECS. REF: AMM 38-32-09. PRESSURIZED ACFT & OPERATED TOILET FLUSH AT ALL LAV'S. S & K, ALL OTHER TOILETS OPERATED NORMALLY IAW AMM 05-51-24.