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Attributes | |
ACN | 590677 |
Time | |
Date | 200308 |
Day | Fri |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
State Reference | TN |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 590677 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise about 100 mi northwest of ZZZ, called forward galley for coffee. Flight attendant advised that they were running out of water. Flight attendant said at mid galley water was running onto floor in passenger cabin and lavatory sinks were now out of water. Called dispatch and advised of position/problem and asked if ZZZ had maintenance or what station did have maintenance. Advised ZZZ1 had maintenance and that ZZZ2 had contract maintenance. Elected to divert to ZZZ1 for maintenance. Replaced both mid galley coffee makers and removed water from cabin floor. Filled water tank, no leaks found. Continued to ZZZ2 and return to ZZZ3 with no problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CREW HAD AN UNCTLED GALLEY FLOOD WITH POTABLE WATER. THE CREW DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: IN CRUISE ABOUT 100 MI NW OF ZZZ, CALLED FORWARD GALLEY FOR COFFEE. FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THAT THEY WERE RUNNING OUT OF WATER. FLT ATTENDANT SAID AT MID GALLEY WATER WAS RUNNING ONTO FLOOR IN PAX CABIN AND LAVATORY SINKS WERE NOW OUT OF WATER. CALLED DISPATCH AND ADVISED OF POS/PROB AND ASKED IF ZZZ HAD MAINT OR WHAT STATION DID HAVE MAINT. ADVISED ZZZ1 HAD MAINT AND THAT ZZZ2 HAD CONTRACT MAINT. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ1 FOR MAINT. REPLACED BOTH MID GALLEY COFFEE MAKERS AND REMOVED WATER FROM CABIN FLOOR. FILLED WATER TANK, NO LEAKS FOUND. CONTINUED TO ZZZ2 AND RETURN TO ZZZ3 WITH NO PROBS.
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.