Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 14, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26919
Aircraft time
60,358 hours, 11,103 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Valve
Part number
2920033104
Condition
Closed
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
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 IN FWD MID-LAVS, FLIGHT DIVERTED. UPON ARRIVAL ALL FC AND BC GALLEY AND SINK DRAINS FULL AND NOTHING DRAINING OUT OF DRAIN MAST. LT RMM FOUND CABLE ON GRAY WATER DRAIN RESTRICTOR VALVE UNATTACHED, ALLOWING VALVE TO REMAIN IN THE CLOSED POSITION. PER SAMC PULLED CB P210 L9 DRAIN LINE VALVES AND WASTE WATER CAME SHOOTING OUT OF DRAIN MAST AND ALL DRAINS EMPTIED ONTO RAMP. REMOVED FWD DRAIN, DRAIN VALVE. FOUND CABLE TO RETURN SPRING OFF, RECONNECTED CABLE & PERFORMED FUNCTION CHECK. ALL OPS NORMAL.