Narrative:

While performing my walkaround on aircraft ZZZ on the morning of jun/xa/04, I was approached by a ramp person to let me know that he noticed blue juice inside the aft pit. I notified my lead and held boarding to investigate the problem. I went to the aft lavatories and noticed blue juice on the floor inside the aft r-hand lavatory. I pulled the shroud out and noticed a flush line disconnected from the top of the lavatory motor. I inspected the line, it was good and found the securing clamp loose and laying on top of the motor. I reconnected the line and secured the clamp. I called lavatory services to service the lavatory to do a leak check while he was servicing, and the leak check was good. I flushed the lavatory several times, operations and leak check were good. I cleaned out all the blue juice spill around lavatory tank and floor area and closed the lavatory shroud. I cleaned the blue juice spill inside the aft pit and generated another log page #Y. Now, to come back to the task card issue, I can't use task card #X or, for that matter, any of our lavatory task cards, because none of them address the leak I had, or the leak check I had to perform. The job I performed has nothing to do with the lavatory drain valve, the fill check valve or any of the dump chute doors. There was no external leak, vertical or horizontal streaks on the side of the aircraft. The purpose of the flush line that I secured is only to flush (rinse) the lavatory motor with fresh fluid upon every lavatory servicing. Reference maintenance manual 38-30-03 page 203 (flush line), if there is something I am missing or that I don't understand, please let me know.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 TECHNICIAN DETECTED AND CORRECTED AN AFT LAVATORY LEAK. MGMNT CENSURED THE TECHNICIAN FOR NOT USING A PUBLISHED JOB CARD.

Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING MY WALKAROUND ON ACFT ZZZ ON THE MORNING OF JUN/XA/04, I WAS APCHED BY A RAMP PERSON TO LET ME KNOW THAT HE NOTICED BLUE JUICE INSIDE THE AFT PIT. I NOTIFIED MY LEAD AND HELD BOARDING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROB. I WENT TO THE AFT LAVATORIES AND NOTICED BLUE JUICE ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE AFT R-HAND LAVATORY. I PULLED THE SHROUD OUT AND NOTICED A FLUSH LINE DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOP OF THE LAVATORY MOTOR. I INSPECTED THE LINE, IT WAS GOOD AND FOUND THE SECURING CLAMP LOOSE AND LAYING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. I RECONNECTED THE LINE AND SECURED THE CLAMP. I CALLED LAVATORY SVCS TO SVC THE LAVATORY TO DO A LEAK CHK WHILE HE WAS SVCING, AND THE LEAK CHK WAS GOOD. I FLUSHED THE LAVATORY SEVERAL TIMES, OPS AND LEAK CHK WERE GOOD. I CLEANED OUT ALL THE BLUE JUICE SPILL AROUND LAVATORY TANK AND FLOOR AREA AND CLOSED THE LAVATORY SHROUD. I CLEANED THE BLUE JUICE SPILL INSIDE THE AFT PIT AND GENERATED ANOTHER LOG PAGE #Y. NOW, TO COME BACK TO THE TASK CARD ISSUE, I CAN'T USE TASK CARD #X OR, FOR THAT MATTER, ANY OF OUR LAVATORY TASK CARDS, BECAUSE NONE OF THEM ADDRESS THE LEAK I HAD, OR THE LEAK CHK I HAD TO PERFORM. THE JOB I PERFORMED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LAVATORY DRAIN VALVE, THE FILL CHK VALVE OR ANY OF THE DUMP CHUTE DOORS. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL LEAK, VERT OR HORIZ STREAKS ON THE SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLUSH LINE THAT I SECURED IS ONLY TO FLUSH (RINSE) THE LAVATORY MOTOR WITH FRESH FLUID UPON EVERY LAVATORY SVCING. REF MAINT MANUAL 38-30-03 PAGE 203 (FLUSH LINE), IF THERE IS SOMETHING I AM MISSING OR THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

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.