American Airlines Boeing 777 diverts to New York after most toilets fail
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 flying from Madrid to Dallas diverted to New York JFK after six of its eight lavatories stopped working, according to the airline's crew reports and US media. The aircraft landed above normal landing weight with fuel remaining for more than four hours.
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 diverted to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on 6 October after most of its toilets stopped working during a flight from Madrid to Dallas-Fort Worth.
The aircraft, a 27-year-old 777 registered N772AN, was operating the daily AA37 service, a flight of roughly eleven hours. US media reported the flight was full, with about 287 people on board. According to CNN, six of the eight lavatories failed at some point during the flight. The order and timing of the failures were not reported.
Approaching the US east coast, the crew told air traffic control that only two toilets remained usable. The controller asked the pilots to confirm, and they did. The crew then issued a Pan-Pan call, a signal for an urgent situation that is not considered life-threatening.
The 777 touched down at JFK at 12:27 local time. It landed noticeably heavier than usual, with fuel for more than four hours still in its tanks, above normal landing weight. The US Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the crew reported an insufficient number of working toilets.
The long-haul jet remained on the ground for nearly three and a half hours before departing again. It arrived in Dallas almost 15 hours after leaving Madrid.
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Sources
- aerotelegraph.comAn Bord einer Boeing 777: Klo-Notstand bei American Airlines