B737 captain reported flight attendants were concerned about a water leak in the left aft lavatory t...

Attributes
ACN	1049094
Time
Date	201211
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Component
Aircraft Component	Toilet Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 600 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 1500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

The aft left lavatory was leaking from the bottom of the toilet. The flight attendants turned off the water valve and it continued to leak. Then the flight attendants depleted the potable water system by turning on the other sinks and flushing the other toilets. The lavatory continued to leak and there was 2 inches of water on the aft galley floor. I was concerned the water would short out electrical systems and declared an emergency to get direct routing to [destination]. We landed without incident. I made a log book entry and the aircraft was turned over to maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reported flight attendants were concerned about a water leak in the left aft lavatory that resulted in several inches of standing water in the aft gallet. Flight declared an emergency to get direct routing.

Narrative: The aft left lavatory was leaking from the bottom of the toilet. The flight attendants turned off the water valve and it continued to leak. Then the flight attendants depleted the potable water system by turning on the other sinks and flushing the other toilets. The lavatory continued to leak and there was 2 inches of water on the aft galley floor. I was concerned the water would short out electrical systems and declared an emergency to get direct routing to [destination]. We landed without incident. I made a log book entry and the aircraft was turned over to maintenance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

B737 captain reported flight attendants were concerned about a water leak in the left aft lavatory that resulted in several inches of standing water in the aft gallet. Flight declared an emergency to get direct routing.