Lavatory not blocked off when flush fluid fails to flow. FAA possibly upset by this.

Attributes
ACN	353910
Time
Date	199611
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 315 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 2950
ASRS Report	353910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	353672
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight attendant notified captain aft right lavatory wasn't providing fluid during the flush. I called operations to request servicing. Maintenance foreman passenger riding on this flight checked on the lavatory. He advised the captain that lavatory fluid wasn't working and that he should have the lavatory blocked off due to odor. Captain advised maintenance foreman that utility had been notified. I then asked the captain if he wanted me to call the flight attendant to ensure the lavatory was being blocked off. He said not to call her because utility was attending to the problem. After deplaning in tampa, captain, maintenance foreman, and FAA maintenance safety inspector (on board passenger rider) engaged in a discussion about the lavatory. I understood that the lavatory had been fixed prior to gate departure in charlotte.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAVATORY NOT BLOCKED OFF WHEN FLUSH FLUID FAILS TO FLOW. FAA POSSIBLY UPSET BY THIS.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED CAPT AFT R LAVATORY WASN'T PROVIDING FLUID DURING THE FLUSH. I CALLED OPS TO REQUEST SVCING. MAINT FOREMAN PAX RIDING ON THIS FLT CHKED ON THE LAVATORY. HE ADVISED THE CAPT THAT LAVATORY FLUID WASN'T WORKING AND THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE LAVATORY BLOCKED OFF DUE TO ODOR. CAPT ADVISED MAINT FOREMAN THAT UTILITY HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. I THEN ASKED THE CAPT IF HE WANTED ME TO CALL THE FLT ATTENDANT TO ENSURE THE LAVATORY WAS BEING BLOCKED OFF. HE SAID NOT TO CALL HER BECAUSE UTILITY WAS ATTENDING TO THE PROB. AFTER DEPLANING IN TAMPA, CAPT, MAINT FOREMAN, AND FAA MAINT SAFETY INSPECTOR (ON BOARD PAX RIDER) ENGAGED IN A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LAVATORY. I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE LAVATORY HAD BEEN FIXED PRIOR TO GATE DEP IN CHARLOTTE.

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.