Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Aircraft
Just after takeoff (still climbing) Flight Attendant (FA) 1 received a call from FA 3 stating that there was a flood from the bathroom and that fluid and feces were filling the aft galley area. He said that it was even flowing from the coffee makers! I asked him to shut off the water valve and he said he did. FA 1 tried to wait as long as I could for safety sake before contacting the flight deck ...but did call during the sterile cockpit time as to say I would get back to them after assessing the situation. I took what blankets were available and went to the back galley. As I walked back I notice a horrid stench in the C zone! Once in the back galley I realized it was bad. I chatted with FA 3 and we determined that he would spray deodorizer through the cabin discretely. That the back galley was non-functioning on all levels and that we would not serve utilizing the carts. Water was served to coach from forward galley. I chose not to make an announcement in any way to our passengers. To my knowledge no one inquired as to what was going on or the smell etc. I advised the Captain that all was under control and that we could make it to ZZZ but that it was really awful.I think that the agent knew this aircraft had a bad lavatory/mechanical as she stated so once I entered the aircraft. However; the mechanics 'fixed' it by blocking off two bathrooms! It was signed off and we were 'good to go'. Sadly that was not the case!
Air carrier Flight Attendant reported a flood from the bathroom on the aircraft right after takeoff.