An air carrier B767 flight crew declares an emergency and returns to jfk for an overweight landing when a forward lavatory's blue field began pooling in the cockpit and adjacent areas.

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Attributes
ACN	342779
Time
Date	199607
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	342779
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff blue fluid began pooling in lav, cockpit, and forward galley up to 1 inch. After consulting with ground service we decided to return to jfk due to the concern of fluid leaking into forward equipment area etc. Overweight landing at 214000 pounds sink rate 200 FPM. Previous logbook write-up indicated this lav had leaked before.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B767 FLC DECLARES AN EMER AND RETURNS TO JFK FOR AN OVERWT LNDG WHEN A FORWARD LAVATORY'S BLUE FIELD BEGAN POOLING IN THE COCKPIT AND ADJACENT AREAS.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF BLUE FLUID BEGAN POOLING IN LAV, COCKPIT, AND FORWARD GALLEY UP TO 1 INCH. AFTER CONSULTING WITH GND SVC WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO JFK DUE TO THE CONCERN OF FLUID LEAKING INTO FORWARD EQUIP AREA ETC. OVERWT LNDG AT 214000 LBS SINK RATE 200 FPM. PREVIOUS LOGBOOK WRITE-UP INDICATED THIS LAV HAD LEAKED BEFORE.

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.