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A B767 flight crew overrides some objections of an FAA aci regarding the deficiencies found on board their aircraft, both before flight and after airborne from smf, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528276 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smf.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time type : 2383 |
| ASRS Report | 528270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time type : 1011 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : aci 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
FAA inspector idented waste chute doors in forward lavatory 100 and aft lavatory 136 as being unacceptable in the fact that they did not fully close. Contacted ZZZ and with 'opb' concurrence, dispatched with 2 lavatories inoperative. Samc sent placard and crew performed required inspection of lavatories and secured them. 2 hours into flight, purser informed captain that both lavatories were getting full and shortly thereafter that they were inoperative. Captain invoked captain's authority/authorized to open lavatories with the following precautions: taped over waste chute, plastic trash bag provided outside of lavatory and flight attendants inspect lavatories after each use. Flight completed normally from that point forward.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLC OVERRIDES SOME OBJECTIONS OF AN FAA ACI REGARDING THE DEFICIENCIES FOUND ON BOARD THEIR ACFT, BOTH BEFORE FLT AND AFTER AIRBORNE FROM SMF, CA.
Narrative: FAA INSPECTOR IDENTED WASTE CHUTE DOORS IN FORWARD LAVATORY 100 AND AFT LAVATORY 136 AS BEING UNACCEPTABLE IN THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT FULLY CLOSE. CONTACTED ZZZ AND WITH 'OPB' CONCURRENCE, DISPATCHED WITH 2 LAVATORIES INOP. SAMC SENT PLACARD AND CREW PERFORMED REQUIRED INSPECTION OF LAVATORIES AND SECURED THEM. 2 HRS INTO FLT, PURSER INFORMED CAPT THAT BOTH LAVATORIES WERE GETTING FULL AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THAT THEY WERE INOP. CAPT INVOKED CAPT'S AUTH TO OPEN LAVATORIES WITH THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS: TAPED OVER WASTE CHUTE, PLASTIC TRASH BAG PROVIDED OUTSIDE OF LAVATORY AND FLT ATTENDANTS INSPECT LAVATORIES AFTER EACH USE. FLT COMPLETED NORMALLY FROM THAT POINT FORWARD.
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.