A B727 flight crew had a water leak behind the aft coffee makers that they managed to shut off with ...

Attributes
ACN	383524
Time
Date	199710
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dhp
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	383524
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During climb out, the flight attendants in the aft galley informed us that there was a lot of water coming out from under the #3 and #4 coffee makers. The flight engineer went to inspect. The flight engineer verified the situation. None of us had ever experienced this situation. We consulted the flight manual and found no reference. We turned off the galley power to eliminate any electrical hazard. One of the cabin attendants had encountered this situation and said that if we could get the coffee maker out from the galley, that there was a shutoff valve. The flight engineer returned with a screwdriver and got the #3 coffee maker out, but the spillage continued. #4 coffee maker required a tool that we do not carry. The first officer went to the galley and was able with much effort to get the retaining bolt off and the #4 coffee maker out. At that time the water stopped. This could have been a critical situation if the water had not stopped. We had no guidance in this matter. Something should be in our manual and the proper tools issued and carried.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLC HAD A WATER LEAK BEHIND THE AFT COFFEE MAKERS THAT THEY MANAGED TO SHUT OFF WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. THEIR ACR'S FLT MANUAL HAD NO INFO ON THIS PROB AND THEY HAD NO TOOL KIT ONBOARD TO REMOVE THE COFFEE MAKERS.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT, THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT GALLEY INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE #3 AND #4 COFFEE MAKERS. THE FE WENT TO INSPECT. THE FE VERIFIED THE SIT. NONE OF US HAD EVER EXPERIENCED THIS SIT. WE CONSULTED THE FLT MANUAL AND FOUND NO REF. WE TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR TO ELIMINATE ANY ELECTRICAL HAZARD. ONE OF THE CABIN ATTENDANTS HAD ENCOUNTERED THIS SIT AND SAID THAT IF WE COULD GET THE COFFEE MAKER OUT FROM THE GALLEY, THAT THERE WAS A SHUTOFF VALVE. THE FE RETURNED WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND GOT THE #3 COFFEE MAKER OUT, BUT THE SPILLAGE CONTINUED. #4 COFFEE MAKER REQUIRED A TOOL THAT WE DO NOT CARRY. THE FO WENT TO THE GALLEY AND WAS ABLE WITH MUCH EFFORT TO GET THE RETAINING BOLT OFF AND THE #4 COFFEE MAKER OUT. AT THAT TIME THE WATER STOPPED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CRITICAL SIT IF THE WATER HAD NOT STOPPED. WE HAD NO GUIDANCE IN THIS MATTER. SOMETHING SHOULD BE IN OUR MANUAL AND THE PROPER TOOLS ISSUED AND CARRIED.

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.

A B727 flight crew had a water leak behind the aft coffee makers that they managed to shut off with some difficulty. Their air carrier's flight manual had no information on this problem and they had no tool kit onboard to remove the coffee makers.