A B757 captain refused an aircraft with a deferred potable water system due to inability to comply w...

Attributes
ACN	878962
Time
Date	201003
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Potable Water Storage control indication
Person 1
Function	Captain
Events
Anomaly	No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types

Narrative:

Refused aircraft because of MEL 38-1C (757) when potable water system was inoperable. This should not be allowed on any aircraft! Without a sufficient supply of potable water (after the beverages have been consumed) flight and cabin crews cannot comply with the bomb on board lrbl (least risk bomb location) procedure (757/767 QRH misc. Section)! At the lrbl the flight attendant manual requires the flight attendants to saturate the pillows; seat cushions; baggage; etc.; with water.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 Captain refused an aircraft with a deferred potable water system due to inability to comply with bomb on board procedures.

Narrative: Refused aircraft because of MEL 38-1C (757) when potable water system was inoperable. This should not be allowed on any aircraft! Without a sufficient supply of potable water (after the beverages have been consumed) flight and cabin crews cannot comply with the Bomb on Board LRBL (least risk bomb location) Procedure (757/767 QRH Misc. Section)! At the LRBL the Flight Attendant manual requires the Flight Attendants to saturate the pillows; seat cushions; baggage; etc.; with water.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A B757 captain refused an aircraft with a deferred potable water system due to inability to comply with bomb on board procedures.