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An air carrier B767 flight crew declares an emergency and returns to jfk for an overweight landing when a forward lavatory's blue field began pooling in the cockpit and adjacent areas.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342779 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : jfk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 342779 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff blue fluid began pooling in lav, cockpit, and forward galley up to 1 inch. After consulting with ground service we decided to return to jfk due to the concern of fluid leaking into forward equipment area etc. Overweight landing at 214000 pounds sink rate 200 FPM. Previous logbook write-up indicated this lav had leaked before.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B767 FLC DECLARES AN EMER AND RETURNS TO JFK FOR AN OVERWT LNDG WHEN A FORWARD LAVATORY'S BLUE FIELD BEGAN POOLING IN THE COCKPIT AND ADJACENT AREAS.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF BLUE FLUID BEGAN POOLING IN LAV, COCKPIT, AND FORWARD GALLEY UP TO 1 INCH. AFTER CONSULTING WITH GND SVC WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO JFK DUE TO THE CONCERN OF FLUID LEAKING INTO FORWARD EQUIP AREA ETC. OVERWT LNDG AT 214000 LBS SINK RATE 200 FPM. PREVIOUS LOGBOOK WRITE-UP INDICATED THIS LAV HAD LEAKED BEFORE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.