Narrative:

I was captain on flight from ont to phx. Prior to pushback, a company ramp supervisor informed me that the lavatory service cart had been moved with the filler hose still connected to the airplane. I was told that the fill port was not leaking and was still serviceable. The nipple on the service port however, had been bent. We flew to phoenix where company maintenance personnel discovered that the filler port did indeed require repair. In retrospect, I probably should have requested maintenance to examine the aircraft prior to departure. I feel a break-away fitting installed on the service hose would have prevented any damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CAPT ADVISED BY RAMP SUPVR LAVATORY SVC CART HAD BEEN MOVED WITH THE FILLER HOSE STILL CONNECTED TO THE ACFT. ADVISED THE PORT NOT LEAKING AND WAS STILL SERVICEABLE. ON ARR PHX MAINT ADVISED A REPAIR HAD TO BE MADE.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON FLT FROM ONT TO PHX. PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, A COMPANY RAMP SUPVR INFORMED ME THAT THE LAVATORY SVC CART HAD BEEN MOVED WITH THE FILLER HOSE STILL CONNECTED TO THE AIRPLANE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FILL PORT WAS NOT LEAKING AND WAS STILL SERVICEABLE. THE NIPPLE ON THE SVC PORT HOWEVER, HAD BEEN BENT. WE FLEW TO PHOENIX WHERE COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT THE FILLER PORT DID INDEED REQUIRE REPAIR. IN RETROSPECT, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED MAINT TO EXAMINE THE ACFT PRIOR TO DEP. I FEEL A BREAK-AWAY FITTING INSTALLED ON THE SVC HOSE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ANY DAMAGE.

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.