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B737-800 captain reported an uneventful ground gate return due to a fume event in the vicinity of the aft lavatory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1723566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During taxi out the flight attendants alerted the flight deck crew about an odor coming from the aft left side lavatory. The odor was contained only to that lavatory. The odor was described as a wet dog smell. The odor was contained by closing the aircraft lavatory door and locked. The cabin crew did not notice and smoke or fumes; nor did they notice any fire/smoke warning indications. No crew members or passengers required medical assistance. The decision was made to return to the gate and have maintenance check out the problem. Operations and maintenance were notified and passengers deplaned and switched to another aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported an uneventful ground gate return due to a fume event in the vicinity of the aft lavatory.
Narrative: During taxi out the Flight Attendants alerted the flight deck crew about an odor coming from the aft left side lavatory. The odor was contained only to that lavatory. The odor was described as a wet dog smell. The odor was contained by closing the aircraft lavatory door and locked. The cabin crew did not notice and smoke or fumes; nor did they notice any fire/smoke warning indications. No crew members or passengers required medical assistance. The decision was made to return to the gate and have Maintenance check out the problem. Operations and Maintenance were notified and passengers deplaned and switched to another aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.