Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 16, 2011
Submitted
February 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25093
Aircraft time
85,763 hours, 13,671 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT LAVATORY WASTE LEVEL SHOWS FULL ON AFT FLT ATTNS PANEL, MOST OF AFT LAVATORYIES DO NOT FLUSH. SWAPPED LCM, NO HELP. LCM ALL LIGHTS FLASHING, (TEST MODE) CAUSING TANK TO INDICATING FULL AND PREVENTING LAVATORY FLUSH OPERATION. FOUND 'TEST FULL TANK SIMULATION' WIRE GOING TO AFT WASTE TANK LCM SHORTED TO OUTFLOW VALVE CAGE NEXT TO WASTE TANKS. REPAIRED WIRE, PROVIDED CLEARANCE, OPS RETURNED TO NORMAL. ALL LAVS FLUSH NORMAL.