An emb 120 is dispatched and operated in non compliance with lavatory leakage under the aisle rugs.

Attributes
ACN	527003
Time
Date	200110
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier Other
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3
ASRS Report	527003
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Blue lav fluid on floor both sides obviously leaking not from overflow. Unsanitary as people walk through it in using lav and it's tracked through aircraft. No test known to me as to toxicity from smelling it. Reported to crew on different occasions, flts, and days but not taken seriously enough for maintenance to fix but cabin attendant service employees wipe up floor and problem occurs on next flight. On this aircraft pilots place heavy bags over oxygen bottle aft closet vs fwd with restraints in accident or shift of aircraft, bag can fall out of curtain and injure flight attendant or passenger, especially flight attendants! Maybe pilots don't realize this possible hazard should aircraft bank and or god forbid crash and waiting injury to flight attendant at jumpseat and or galley with these flight bags becoming propelling objects. Please help and disallow baggage from this non restraint closet at cockpit door and direct pilots to have all leaking lavs with any color fluids to be repaired vs wiped up fixing only symptom vs problem as no go items.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB 120 IS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH LAVATORY LEAKAGE UNDER THE AISLE RUGS.

Narrative: BLUE LAV FLUID ON FLOOR BOTH SIDES OBVIOUSLY LEAKING NOT FROM OVERFLOW. UNSANITARY AS PEOPLE WALK THROUGH IT IN USING LAV AND IT'S TRACKED THROUGH ACFT. NO TEST KNOWN TO ME AS TO TOXICITY FROM SMELLING IT. RPTED TO CREW ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, FLTS, AND DAYS BUT NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY ENOUGH FOR MAINT TO FIX BUT CAB SVC EMPLOYEES WIPE UP FLOOR AND PROB OCCURS ON NEXT FLT. ON THIS ACFT PLTS PLACE HVY BAGS OVER OXYGEN BOTTLE AFT CLOSET VS FWD WITH RESTRAINTS IN ACCIDENT OR SHIFT OF ACFT, BAG CAN FALL OUT OF CURTAIN AND INJURE FLT ATTENDANT OR PAX, ESPECIALLY FLT ATTENDANTS! MAYBE PLTS DON'T REALIZE THIS POSSIBLE HAZARD SHOULD ACFT BANK AND OR GOD FORBID CRASH AND WAITING INJURY TO FLT ATTENDANT AT JUMPSEAT AND OR GALLEY WITH THESE FLT BAGS BECOMING PROPELLING OBJECTS. PLEASE HELP AND DISALLOW BAGGAGE FROM THIS NON RESTRAINT CLOSET AT COCKPIT DOOR AND DIRECT PLTS TO HAVE ALL LEAKING LAVS WITH ANY COLOR FLUIDS TO BE REPAIRED VS WIPED UP FIXING ONLY SYMPTOM VS PROB AS NO GO ITEMS.

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.