Service difficulty report · Lavatory · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 13, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
24,892 hours, 19,721 cycles
Part
Lavatory
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR RETURN TO ATL DUE TO LAV FUMES IN CABIN. LEVEL AT FL290 FLT ATTENDANTS REPORT STRONG LAV FUMES THROUGHOUT CABIN. IN DESCENT FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED ODOR DISSIPATED SOMEWHAT BUT STILL STRONG IN REAR OF CABIN. FOUND LAV OVERFLOWED. CLEANED LAV AND SERVICED.

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