Flight attendant report regarding B727 engine valve problem requiring an engine shutdown and a return for maintenance. This resulted in cabin attendant illegal duty time.

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Attributes
ACN	400339
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	400339
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At origination we were delayed due to the valve problem in the #1 engine. It was fixed and logged in the book. Meaning we were signed off that it was fixed. We took off and felt no incident until we got a phone call from the captain stating that he shut down the #1 engine and that everything was ok, that we were 40 mi from mia and we did not need to prepare the cabin for an emergency landing. We landed with no incident and the same aircraft was repaired and as for the flight attendant crew I was on we went illegal to fly because too many hours on duty. The flight went out with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING B727 ENG VALVE PROB REQUIRING AN ENG SHUTDOWN AND A RETURN FOR MAINT. THIS RESULTED IN CABIN ATTENDANT ILLEGAL DUTY TIME.

Narrative: AT ORIGINATION WE WERE DELAYED DUE TO THE VALVE PROB IN THE #1 ENG. IT WAS FIXED AND LOGGED IN THE BOOK. MEANING WE WERE SIGNED OFF THAT IT WAS FIXED. WE TOOK OFF AND FELT NO INCIDENT UNTIL WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE CAPT STATING THAT HE SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, THAT WE WERE 40 MI FROM MIA AND WE DID NOT NEED TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EMER LNDG. WE LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT AND THE SAME ACFT WAS REPAIRED AND AS FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT CREW I WAS ON WE WENT ILLEGAL TO FLY BECAUSE TOO MANY HRS ON DUTY. THE FLT WENT OUT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.