B767 flight attendants put out a lavatory fire while the flight crew diverts and lands at slc.

Attributes
ACN	570902
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zlc.artcc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	570902
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : fa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise at FL370, the flight attendant called from aft cabin and stated that there was a fire in the left aft lavatory and another flight attendant was fighting the active flames with the halon extinguisher. I declared an emergency and requested priority handling to divert to slc. First officer flew while I contacted dispatch. WX in slc was catii with fog. We lowered the gear and extended flaps to burn fuel and minimize the overweight landing. I determined it prudent to land 1000 pounds over the maximum landing weight for the catii autoland rather than delay longer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT ATTENDANTS PUT OUT A LAVATORY FIRE WHILE THE FLC DIVERTS AND LANDS AT SLC.

Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL370, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED FROM AFT CABIN AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE L AFT LAVATORY AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT WAS FIGHTING THE ACTIVE FLAMES WITH THE HALON EXTINGUISHER. I DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING TO DIVERT TO SLC. FO FLEW WHILE I CONTACTED DISPATCH. WX IN SLC WAS CATII WITH FOG. WE LOWERED THE GEAR AND EXTENDED FLAPS TO BURN FUEL AND MINIMIZE THE OVERWT LNDG. I DETERMINED IT PRUDENT TO LAND 1000 LBS OVER THE MAX LNDG WT FOR THE CATII AUTOLAND RATHER THAN DELAY LONGER.

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.