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FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #826 OF 1,000 MOST-CITED

Equipment for cleaning and flushing

FDA cited this observation 18 times across 16 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.

BY PROGRAM AREA
Parts 1240 and 125018
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20265
FY20252
FY20244
FY20231
FY20222
FY20184

How FDA worded it — real examples

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

Equipment for is not designed so as to prevent backflow into the water line.

Jet Aviation Of America, Inc. · Bedford, Massachusetts · Parts 1240 and 1250 · 2025-04-30

Related SPEQ references

Where to read the requirements behind this observation area on SPEQ. These are SPEQ's topic and audience pages — not an FDA classification of the citation.

Cleaning validation

Examples are a representative sample of FDA's published inspection observations. SPEQ is not affiliated with the FDA; this is a reference view of public FDA data.

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