pan-pan is just French for 'two potties'

American Airlines jet with 287 aboard diverts to New York after six toilets fail mid-flight

American Airlines Flight 37 left Madrid on Tuesday bound for Dallas with 287 people aboard, then diverted to New York's JFK after six of its eight lavatories stopped working mid-flight. The Boeing 777 was still above its normal landing weight with roughly four hours of fuel left, so the pilot declared 'pan-pan' — an urgent but non-emergency signal — and landed safely. The FAA attributed the diversion to an 'inadequate number of operational lavatories'; the plane reached Dallas over three hours late.

Source: American Airlines jet with 287 aboard diverts to New York after six toilets fail mid-flight — Daily Mirror

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