B767 flight landed short of the destination because of improperly svced lavatories.

Attributes
ACN	517661
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 15
ASRS Report	517661
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Our lavatories failed, with a full, long flight. We were unable to use 3-4 lavatories after takeoff from cdg. This made the flight uncomfortable for passenger and crew. As we were near our destination, all lavatories on board failed. We diverted to slc. Dumped all lavatories and proceeded to sjc. A return to cdg or closer to our takeoff would have prevented the diversion and uncomfortable situation. Please have lavatories svced prior to takeoff. This is a problem on many flts. Lavatories seem to not always be a preflight priority, causing odor and inconvenience to passenger and crew. Lavatories should be a safety related item that is monitored closer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT LANDED SHORT OF THE DEST BECAUSE OF IMPROPERLY SVCED LAVATORIES.

Narrative: OUR LAVATORIES FAILED, WITH A FULL, LONG FLT. WE WERE UNABLE TO USE 3-4 LAVATORIES AFTER TKOF FROM CDG. THIS MADE THE FLT UNCOMFORTABLE FOR PAX AND CREW. AS WE WERE NEAR OUR DEST, ALL LAVATORIES ON BOARD FAILED. WE DIVERTED TO SLC. DUMPED ALL LAVATORIES AND PROCEEDED TO SJC. A RETURN TO CDG OR CLOSER TO OUR TKOF WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DIVERSION AND UNCOMFORTABLE SIT. PLEASE HAVE LAVATORIES SVCED PRIOR TO TKOF. THIS IS A PROB ON MANY FLTS. LAVATORIES SEEM TO NOT ALWAYS BE A PREFLT PRIORITY, CAUSING ODOR AND INCONVENIENCE TO PAX AND CREW. LAVATORIES SHOULD BE A SAFETY RELATED ITEM THAT IS MONITORED CLOSER.

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.