B727-200 crew was notified their lavatories may have been svced with jet fuel.

Attributes
ACN	514217
Time
Date	200106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	514217
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4 other other : 5
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Possible hazmat onboard. Flight phl-mia approximately 160 NM north of mia we received a message from dispatch that they had been notified that phl ground personnel may have svced our lavatories with a mixture of jet fuel and blue water. The flight attendant had reported to me earlier in the flight that there was no water in the toilets. Upon investigation we surmised no fumes at all. I then blocked off all lavatories, pulled the circuit breakers for the lavatory flush motors, asked ATC for priority handling straight to runway 9L mia. I did not declare an emergency for we had no fumes, but I did have the arrf trucks meet the aircraft upon touchdown and follow us to the gate. Landed without incident and taxied to gate. After all passenger deplaned, fire and rescue personnel checked aircraft for fumes and said they could not detect any. How does jet fuel get near a lavatory-vehicle let alone into an aircraft lavatory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW WAS NOTIFIED THEIR LAVATORIES MAY HAVE BEEN SVCED WITH JET FUEL.

Narrative: POSSIBLE HAZMAT ONBOARD. FLT PHL-MIA APPROX 160 NM N OF MIA WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH THAT THEY HAD BEEN NOTIFIED THAT PHL GND PERSONNEL MAY HAVE SVCED OUR LAVATORIES WITH A MIXTURE OF JET FUEL AND BLUE WATER. THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD RPTED TO ME EARLIER IN THE FLT THAT THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE TOILETS. UPON INVESTIGATION WE SURMISED NO FUMES AT ALL. I THEN BLOCKED OFF ALL LAVATORIES, PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE LAVATORY FLUSH MOTORS, ASKED ATC FOR PRIORITY HANDLING STRAIGHT TO RWY 9L MIA. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER FOR WE HAD NO FUMES, BUT I DID HAVE THE ARRF TRUCKS MEET THE ACFT UPON TOUCHDOWN AND FOLLOW US TO THE GATE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO GATE. AFTER ALL PAX DEPLANED, FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL CHKED ACFT FOR FUMES AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY. HOW DOES JET FUEL GET NEAR A LAVATORY-VEHICLE LET ALONE INTO AN ACFT LAVATORY.

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.