<< >> NASA ASRS Report 705837, August 2006

An A320 experienced a serious water leak in the fwd lav and diverted to las because of fears of electrical or avionic failures from the leak.

Attributes
ACN	705837
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	705827
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270
ASRS Report	705836
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight attendant called in cruise to say we had a severe water leak in forward lav. First officer went to try to find shutoff valve. No luck. Captain did same and found the valve; but water continued to pour out from under lavatory bowl. Phone patched with dispatch and maintenance control who recommended flushing the lav to evacuate the water overflowing the bowl. Success. Leak stopped. Since as much as 30 gallons of water had poured into the cabin and soaked carpet all the way to the aft cabin; and we didn't know how much; if any; had leaked into the compartments below; we elected to divert before any electrical or avionic problems could develop. Landed las without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS WATER LEAK IN THE FWD LAV AND DIVERTED TO LAS BECAUSE OF FEARS OF ELECTRICAL OR AVIONIC FAILURES FROM THE LEAK.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT CALLED IN CRUISE TO SAY WE HAD A SEVERE WATER LEAK IN FORWARD LAV. FO WENT TO TRY TO FIND SHUTOFF VALVE. NO LUCK. CAPT DID SAME AND FOUND THE VALVE; BUT WATER CONTINUED TO POUR OUT FROM UNDER LAVATORY BOWL. PHONE PATCHED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL WHO RECOMMENDED FLUSHING THE LAV TO EVACUATE THE WATER OVERFLOWING THE BOWL. SUCCESS. LEAK STOPPED. SINCE AS MUCH AS 30 GALLONS OF WATER HAD POURED INTO THE CABIN AND SOAKED CARPET ALL THE WAY TO THE AFT CABIN; AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH; IF ANY; HAD LEAKED INTO THE COMPARTMENTS BELOW; WE ELECTED TO DIVERT BEFORE ANY ELECTRICAL OR AVIONIC PROBLEMS COULD DEVELOP. LANDED LAS WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.