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A B757-200 experienced a blue water leak from the center cabin lavatory. Water appeared to be flowing uncontrollably. Crew requested landing priority.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 601809 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendants reported blue toilet water significantly overflowed from lavatory #2 just behind first class cabin. Flight attendants later reported blue water appeared to be flowing uncontrollably into cabin and that they were working to control spillage. Due to concern over where this fluid might leak and how it could affect the flight, captain requested priority routing into miami upon entering miami airspace about 200 NM from landing. Captain also notified ZMA that he did not believe we needed crash fire rescue equipment, but that they should be notified of our status. The overall situation never mandated declaration of emergency in captain's opinion, so none was made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 EXPERIENCED A BLUE WATER LEAK FROM THE CTR CABIN LAVATORY. WATER APPEARED TO BE FLOWING UNCONTROLLABLY. CREW REQUESTED LNDG PRIORITY.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED BLUE TOILET WATER SIGNIFICANTLY OVERFLOWED FROM LAVATORY #2 JUST BEHIND FIRST CLASS CABIN. FLT ATTENDANTS LATER RPTED BLUE WATER APPEARED TO BE FLOWING UNCONTROLLABLY INTO CABIN AND THAT THEY WERE WORKING TO CTL SPILLAGE. DUE TO CONCERN OVER WHERE THIS FLUID MIGHT LEAK AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT THE FLT, CAPT REQUESTED PRIORITY ROUTING INTO MIAMI UPON ENTERING MIAMI AIRSPACE ABOUT 200 NM FROM LNDG. CAPT ALSO NOTIFIED ZMA THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE WE NEEDED CFR, BUT THAT THEY SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF OUR STATUS. THE OVERALL SIT NEVER MANDATED DECLARATION OF EMER IN CAPT'S OPINION, SO NONE WAS MADE.
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.