Service difficulty report · Waste Tank · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 8, 2004
Submitted
August 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960PG
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49904
Aircraft time
42,495 hours, 20,545 cycles
Part
Waste Tank
Part number
835880403
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NUMBER 315, SLC-AMA, AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FEET, 280 KTS, SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN AFT CABIN BY AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATION. SOURCE AND TYPE UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURNED TO SLC. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND DETERMINED SAFE TO TAXI TO GATE. ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF FLIGHT WERE ROUTINE, 161 PAX ON BOARD. SLC, MAINTENANCE REPORT. INSPECTED AFT CABIN AREA AND FOUND LAVATORIES OVERSERVICED AND LEAKING FLUID. DRAINED ALL LAVATORIES AND AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO DFW FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE. DFW MAINTENANCE ENTRY, CLEANED TOWELS FROM ALL LAVATORY TANKS, CLEANED BOX FROM LEFT AFT LAV DUMP VALVE. FILLED LAVS WITH SANI CLEAN. DUMPED AND RESERVICED. GROUND PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT AND INS

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