A319 captain refused the assigned aircraft due to inoperative lav.

Attributes
ACN	1469629
Time
Date	201708
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Toilet Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Total 2047 Flight Crew Type 1208
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance

Narrative:

Aircraft had an aft lav inop due to a waste can flapper valve and the APU bleed inop. At the time I contacted maintenance control and was told the aircraft would be full on [both legs]. I was to keep the aircraft; all the way; and was concerned about the reduction in lavs. Maintenance said they were unable to repair; so I refused the aircraft for safety related issues of people gathering in both lavs to utilize the reduced facilities.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Captain refused the assigned aircraft due to inoperative lav.

Narrative: Aircraft had an Aft Lav inop due to a waste can flapper valve and the APU bleed inop. At the time I contacted maintenance control and was told the Aircraft would be full on [both legs]. I was to keep the Aircraft; all the way; and was concerned about the reduction in lavs. Maintenance said they were unable to repair; so I refused the aircraft for safety related issues of people gathering in both lavs to utilize the reduced facilities.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.