American Airlines Boeing 777 diverts to JFK after six lavatories fail
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A Boeing 777‑200 operating from Madrid to Dallas‑Fort Worth declared a Pan‑Pan and landed at New York‑JFK on 6 October after six of eight lavatories became inoperable, then resumed the flight after a three‑hour ground stop.
Flight and crew
The aircraft, registration N772AN, was operating an American Airlines service from Madrid to Dallas‑Fort Worth on 6 October and carried 287 people on board. The crew reported an insufficient number of functioning lavatories while approaching the U.S. East Coast and declared a Pan‑Pan emergency.
Lavatory malfunction
Six of the eight lavatories on the Boeing 777‑200 failed during the ten‑hour flight, leaving only two usable facilities.
Diversion and delay
The aircraft landed at New York‑JFK at 12:27 local time with more than four hours of fuel remaining in its tanks. After a maintenance inspection, the plane remained on the ground for about three and a half hours before departing again for Dallas‑Fort Worth.
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