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A mechanic responds to a B737-300 aircraft that had the aft lavs 'blue water' overserviced; causing a three by three foot spill in the lavs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798348 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 798348 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
This is a report about aircraft X; not sure about the date. I got a call to aircraft X about a double lavatory oversvced. I arrived at the aircraft and found both aft lavatories oversvced. The lavatory service person put in 6 gallons in a 5 maximum tanks; it caused both lavatories to fountain in the lavatories. In compliance with the task card that the spill was local and not bigger than 3 ft by 3 ft. After removing both covers and cleaning the area and checking for leaks; everything in the lavatories was complied with per task card. I asked my supervisor about putting the spill on a maintenance tracking system; and he said no because the spill was not bigger than 3 ft by 3 ft. I said ok and signed off the task card and log page and left the aircraft; thinking that I did my job per the task card and following my supervisor's instructions everything is correct. But I felt bad about not putting it on a maintenance track system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MECHANIC RESPONDS TO A B737-300 ACFT THAT HAD THE AFT LAVS 'BLUE WATER' OVERSERVICED; CAUSING A THREE BY THREE FOOT SPILL IN THE LAVS.
Narrative: THIS IS A RPT ABOUT ACFT X; NOT SURE ABOUT THE DATE. I GOT A CALL TO ACFT X ABOUT A DOUBLE LAVATORY OVERSVCED. I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT AND FOUND BOTH AFT LAVATORIES OVERSVCED. THE LAVATORY SVC PERSON PUT IN 6 GALLONS IN A 5 MAX TANKS; IT CAUSED BOTH LAVATORIES TO FOUNTAIN IN THE LAVATORIES. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TASK CARD THAT THE SPILL WAS LCL AND NOT BIGGER THAN 3 FT BY 3 FT. AFTER REMOVING BOTH COVERS AND CLEANING THE AREA AND CHKING FOR LEAKS; EVERYTHING IN THE LAVATORIES WAS COMPLIED WITH PER TASK CARD. I ASKED MY SUPVR ABOUT PUTTING THE SPILL ON A MAINT TRACKING SYS; AND HE SAID NO BECAUSE THE SPILL WAS NOT BIGGER THAN 3 FT BY 3 FT. I SAID OK AND SIGNED OFF THE TASK CARD AND LOG PAGE AND LEFT THE ACFT; THINKING THAT I DID MY JOB PER THE TASK CARD AND FOLLOWING MY SUPVR'S INSTRUCTIONS EVERYTHING IS CORRECT. BUT I FELT BAD ABOUT NOT PUTTING IT ON A MAINT TRACK SYS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.