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Am EMB140 was dispatched with an uncorrected lavatory 'blue water' leak. The logbook was signed off as cleaned up 'juice' and no defects noted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| 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 |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 704379 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft aml discrepancy stated 'during lavatory service flight attendant reported blue juice was coming up through the floor.' I wrote in the action taken aml block 'cleaned up juice and inspected. No further defects noted. Flushed lavatory operational and leak check ok.' I failed to document that it was blue juice that I cleaned up and that I had flushed numerous times. I thought that since I had not seen leaking through the floor that it was spilled from the bucket that rampers sometime use to pour in blue juice from up in the lavatory. Next shift had found a leak. Later I inspected outside of aircraft; found no leak.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AM EMB140 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN UNCORRECTED LAVATORY 'BLUE WATER' LEAK. THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF AS CLEANED UP 'JUICE' AND NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Narrative: ACFT AML DISCREPANCY STATED 'DURING LAVATORY SVC FLT ATTENDANT RPTED BLUE JUICE WAS COMING UP THROUGH THE FLOOR.' I WROTE IN THE ACTION TAKEN AML BLOCK 'CLEANED UP JUICE AND INSPECTED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. FLUSHED LAVATORY OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHK OK.' I FAILED TO DOCUMENT THAT IT WAS BLUE JUICE THAT I CLEANED UP AND THAT I HAD FLUSHED NUMEROUS TIMES. I THOUGHT THAT SINCE I HAD NOT SEEN LEAKING THROUGH THE FLOOR THAT IT WAS SPILLED FROM THE BUCKET THAT RAMPERS SOMETIME USE TO POUR IN BLUE JUICE FROM UP IN THE LAVATORY. NEXT SHIFT HAD FOUND A LEAK. LATER I INSPECTED OUTSIDE OF ACFT; FOUND NO LEAK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.