Md super 80 operated without required trash bins to catch galley drainage.

Attributes
ACN	542781
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dak.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	542781
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : trash containers/bin for drainage other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After getting aircraft late and rushing to complete origination preflight, was told that all our catering was captive in truck struck by a B737 under tow and that replacement catering was on the way. I dealt with an armed law enforcement officer and I had an FAA inspector on the jump seat for the leg. After catering arrived, all doors were slammed and we left the gate 1 hour late. I heard flight attendant say that we had no trash containers because they were captive on the damaged truck and no others were available. I did not realize they were required. The flight attendant was very senior and she was not concerned. The FAA inspector was not concerned and the first officer was not concerned. I was concentrating too hard on doing my best for the FAA inspector. Upon arrival at dfw when the flight attendant said that they had not used any of the galley drains because they drained into the trash bins, I looked at the bin doors and saw the placard saying that the bin is required. I learned a lesson and will be more careful in the future not to make assumptions and let myself be distraction when so many unusual things happen at once.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD SUPER 80 OPERATED WITHOUT REQUIRED TRASH BINS TO CATCH GALLEY DRAINAGE.

Narrative: AFTER GETTING ACFT LATE AND RUSHING TO COMPLETE ORIGINATION PREFLT, WAS TOLD THAT ALL OUR CATERING WAS CAPTIVE IN TRUCK STRUCK BY A B737 UNDER TOW AND THAT REPLACEMENT CATERING WAS ON THE WAY. I DEALT WITH AN ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND I HAD AN FAA INSPECTOR ON THE JUMP SEAT FOR THE LEG. AFTER CATERING ARRIVED, ALL DOORS WERE SLAMMED AND WE LEFT THE GATE 1 HR LATE. I HEARD FLT ATTENDANT SAY THAT WE HAD NO TRASH CONTAINERS BECAUSE THEY WERE CAPTIVE ON THE DAMAGED TRUCK AND NO OTHERS WERE AVAILABLE. I DID NOT REALIZE THEY WERE REQUIRED. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS VERY SENIOR AND SHE WAS NOT CONCERNED. THE FAA INSPECTOR WAS NOT CONCERNED AND THE FO WAS NOT CONCERNED. I WAS CONCENTRATING TOO HARD ON DOING MY BEST FOR THE FAA INSPECTOR. UPON ARR AT DFW WHEN THE FLT ATTENDANT SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT USED ANY OF THE GALLEY DRAINS BECAUSE THEY DRAINED INTO THE TRASH BINS, I LOOKED AT THE BIN DOORS AND SAW THE PLACARD SAYING THAT THE BIN IS REQUIRED. I LEARNED A LESSON AND WILL BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE NOT TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS AND LET MYSELF BE DISTR WHEN SO MANY UNUSUAL THINGS HAPPEN AT ONCE.

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.