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An A319 cabin attendant reports all 3 lavatories had the potable water shutoff due to drain mast heater failure. Believes this is an unsanitary situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 707665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 9 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 707665 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Minimum Equipment List |
Narrative:
Aft waste water drain mast heating system(south) inoperative. Plane lavatory and galley water supplies were secured off. Affected lavatory = (all 3!). Sinks secured close with tape. Affected lavatories did not set flush; only vacuum flush was working (all 3 lavatories!). Exceptionally unsanitary conditions: not having running water anywhere on the plane for a 5 hour flight. Potential health hazard!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS ALL 3 LAVATORIES HAD THE POTABLE WATER SHUTOFF DUE TO DRAIN MAST HEATER FAILURE. BELIEVES THIS IS AN UNSANITARY SIT.
Narrative: AFT WASTE WATER DRAIN MAST HEATING SYS(S) INOP. PLANE LAVATORY AND GALLEY WATER SUPPLIES WERE SECURED OFF. AFFECTED LAVATORY = (ALL 3!). SINKS SECURED CLOSE WITH TAPE. AFFECTED LAVATORIES DID NOT SET FLUSH; ONLY VACUUM FLUSH WAS WORKING (ALL 3 LAVATORIES!). EXCEPTIONALLY UNSANITARY CONDITIONS: NOT HAVING RUNNING WATER ANYWHERE ON THE PLANE FOR A 5 HR FLT. POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD!
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.