What was found
MID LAV OVERFILL DETECTOR HOUSING THIN & PARTIALLY MELTED. DETECTOR IS DEGRADED BUT LAV IS STILL SERVICEABLE, NEED TO TOP FILL ONLY. CONNECTOR IS TIED BACK. REPLACED DETECTOR.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2012
- Submitted
- February 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N546UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25367
- Aircraft time
- 75,293 hours, 21,924 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3830 · Waste Disposal System
- Part
- Detector
- Part number
- 0123FJFS
- Condition
- Melted
- Location
- Lavatory
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.