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The flight attendants alerted the pilots of an unusual sound in the back of the airplane just prior to takeoff. The flight crew took the airplane back to the gate for maintenance inspection. The problem was serious and was repaired. The flight crew applauds the judgement and initiative of their flight attendants.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 329485 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I just wanted to report that our flight attendants displayed a great deal of professionalism and awareness and called my attention to a hydraulic problem that I and the first officer would have otherwise been unaware of. They noticed an unusual noise in the back of the airplane and made a correct decision to report it to me even though we were just about to take the runway for takeoff. The problem turned out to be in the hydraulic system, specifically the anti-skid system, and I believe that it might have caused a total failure of at least one of our hydraulic system if we had departed without having maintenance. I just wanted to let anyone who might be interested know that in this era of sterile cockpits and power struggles over captain's authority/authorized, an extra set of eyes and ears is a very valuable thing in the right place at the right time, and should be much appreciated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLT ATTENDANTS ALERTED THE PLTS OF AN UNUSUAL SOUND IN THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE JUST PRIOR TO TKOF. THE FLC TOOK THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE GATE FOR MAINT INSPECTION. THE PROB WAS SERIOUS AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FLC APPLAUDS THE JUDGEMENT AND INITIATIVE OF THEIR FLT ATTENDANTS.
Narrative: I JUST WANTED TO RPT THAT OUR FLT ATTENDANTS DISPLAYED A GREAT DEAL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND AWARENESS AND CALLED MY ATTN TO A HYD PROB THAT I AND THE FO WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN UNAWARE OF. THEY NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE IN THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE AND MADE A CORRECT DECISION TO RPT IT TO ME EVEN THOUGH WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO TAKE THE RWY FOR TKOF. THE PROB TURNED OUT TO BE IN THE HYD SYS, SPECIFICALLY THE ANTI-SKID SYS, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A TOTAL FAILURE OF AT LEAST ONE OF OUR HYD SYS IF WE HAD DEPARTED WITHOUT HAVING MAINT. I JUST WANTED TO LET ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED KNOW THAT IN THIS ERA OF STERILE COCKPITS AND PWR STRUGGLES OVER CAPT'S AUTH, AN EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS IS A VERY VALUABLE THING IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND SHOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
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.