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Flight crew advised by dispatch to seal off lavs from use as lav fluid might have been contaminated with gasoline.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126344 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : las artcc : ekdk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 285 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 126344 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 125449 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approximately 15 mi out from las, base to final at 8000', dispatch called and spoke with first officer. They said to seal off both lavs because the lav water was mixed with gasoline. They told us to completely flush out the lavs twice and then refill. If everything looked ok, we were told to continue on. Before lav service was started, I checked both lavs by flushing them and noticed nothing out of the ordinary. They were both flushed out twice and we continued on. Before leaving san, I used the front lav myself and noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW ADVISED BY DISPATCH TO SEAL OFF LAVS FROM USE AS LAV FLUID MIGHT HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH GASOLINE.
Narrative: APPROX 15 MI OUT FROM LAS, BASE TO FINAL AT 8000', DISPATCH CALLED AND SPOKE WITH F/O. THEY SAID TO SEAL OFF BOTH LAVS BECAUSE THE LAV WATER WAS MIXED WITH GASOLINE. THEY TOLD US TO COMPLETELY FLUSH OUT THE LAVS TWICE AND THEN REFILL. IF EVERYTHING LOOKED OK, WE WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE ON. BEFORE LAV SVC WAS STARTED, I CHKED BOTH LAVS BY FLUSHING THEM AND NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THEY WERE BOTH FLUSHED OUT TWICE AND WE CONTINUED ON. BEFORE LEAVING SAN, I USED THE FRONT LAV MYSELF AND NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.