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A B757 flight attendant reported that the ground crew in mmun svced the holding tank of an inoperative lavatory which resulted in blue fluid overflowing into the passenger area during departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602280 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmun.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mmun.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 602280 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Lavatory was placarded as OTS when we left mia for mmun. During ground time, lavatory was svced and 'blue fluid' added, raising level to just below top of bowl. During takeoff/climb fluid overflowed, came under lavatory door, and saturated entire carpet area, passenger area in front of xay seats. Passenger were moved. This occurred on return flight to mia. I covered floor of lavatory with blankets and locked door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE GND CREW IN MMUN SVCED THE HOLDING TANK OF AN INOP LAVATORY WHICH RESULTED IN BLUE FLUID OVERFLOWING INTO THE PAX AREA DURING DEP.
Narrative: LAVATORY WAS PLACARDED AS OTS WHEN WE LEFT MIA FOR MMUN. DURING GND TIME, LAVATORY WAS SVCED AND 'BLUE FLUID' ADDED, RAISING LEVEL TO JUST BELOW TOP OF BOWL. DURING TKOF/CLB FLUID OVERFLOWED, CAME UNDER LAVATORY DOOR, AND SATURATED ENTIRE CARPET AREA, PAX AREA IN FRONT OF XAY SEATS. PAX WERE MOVED. THIS OCCURRED ON RETURN FLT TO MIA. I COVERED FLOOR OF LAVATORY WITH BLANKETS AND LOCKED DOOR.
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.