Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 18, 2013
Submitted
February 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25130
Aircraft time
71,696 hours, 26,355 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Flapper Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Waste Disposal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFT LAV DUMP VALVE FLAPPER ON WASTE DRAIN IS BROKEN OFF. REMOVE ALL BOLTS OUTSIDE HOLDING LAV DOOR FLAPPER. NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF FLAPPER ASSY PARTS ON TOOL CART IN BACK OF PLANE. REMOVED VALVE PER AMM. VALVE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED AFTER HEATER GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED. REPLACED FLAPPER VALVE ASSY.