Service difficulty report · Lavatory · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
September 12, 2026
Submitted
September 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13110
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27300
Aircraft time
116,171 hours, 27,549 cycles
Part
Lavatory
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT CABIN HAS RANCID ODOR. FULL LAV SERVICE COMPLETED. WALKAROUND FOUND VERY STRONG ODOR COMING OUT OF OUTFLOW VALVE. GAINED ACCESS TO BACK OF OUTFLOW VALVE & LAV SERVICE PANEL. IDENTIFIED STRONG FOUL ODOR. LIKELY COMING FROM THIS AREA. IDENTIFIED SMALL AREAS OF DRIED LAV JUICE RESIDUE ON INSULATION BLANKETS. REMOVED LAV K TOILET SHROUD FOUND A BUNCH OF OLD NAPKINS COVERED IN BLUE JUICE. CLEANED BLUE JUICE & NAPKINS IN LAV K . ODOR CONTINUES FURTHER T/S REQUIRED. CALLED FOR LAV SERVICE. DUMPED & SERVICED AFT LAVS TWICE. COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY LEAKS FROM TOILET TANK OR DUMP CHUTE. R & R DETERIORATED SECTION OF THE INSULATION BLANKET ABOVE OUTFLOW IAW AMM 25-50-07. VENTED OUT ODOR. NO ODOR NOTED IN CABIN.