American Airlines Boeing 777 declares Pan‑Pan after multiple lavatory failures

On 6 October a Boeing 777‑200 operated by American Airlines (registration N772AN) flew from Madrid to Dallas‑Fort Worth with 287 people on board.

During the ten‑hour flight six of the eight lavatories failed, leading the crew to declare a Pan‑Pan emergency when approaching the U.S. East Coast; the aircraft landed at New York‑JFK at 12:27 local time, heavier than usual but still with fuel for more than four hours, and remained on the ground for about three and a half hours before departing again for Dallas, with the FAA confirming the report of insufficient functioning lavatories.