Service difficulty report · Toilet · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B312
System (JASC)
2540 · Lavatories
Part
Toilet
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A STRONG OFFENSIVE ODOR, THE MORE FORWARD IN THE AIRCRAFT THE STRONGER THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TOILET HAD BEEN OVERSERVICED SPILLING A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLUE WATER IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOILET FLUID WAS CLEANED AND NEUTRALIZED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL AND LEAKS CHECKS.

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