FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #833 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED

Equipment for cleaning and flushing

FDA cited this observation 23 times across 20 firms in recent inspections. Below: how it breaks down by program area and fiscal year, and real examples of how FDA worded it on Form FDA 483.

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BY PROGRAM AREA
Parts 1240 and 125023
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20266
FY20252
FY20244
FY20231
FY20222
FY20184
FY20171
FY20163

How FDA worded it — real examples

Equipment for cleaning soil cans and removable containers is not designed so as to prevent backflow into the water line.

Jet Blue Airways Corporation · Jamaica, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-08-18

Equipment for flushing nonremovable containers and waste carts is not designed so as to prevent backflow into the water line.

Chicago Department of Aviation -Terminal 5 · Chicago, Illinois · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-06-29

Equipment for flushing nonremovable containers and waste carts is not designed so as to prevent backflow into the water line.

State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division - Kona · Kailua Kona, Hawaii · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-05-22

Equipment for flushing nonremovable containers and waste carts is not designed so as to prevent backflow into the water line.

State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division - Hilo · Hilo, Hawaii · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-05-20

Equipment for flushing nonremovable containers and waste carts is not designed so as to prevent backflow into the water line.

Signature Aviation (FXE / KFXE) · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-03-23

Equipment for flushing nonremovable containers and waste carts is not designed so as to prevent backflow into the water line.

LaGuardia Gateway Partners, LLC · Flushing, New York · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2026-03-09

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