On climb on board MD80S, flight crew diverted and returned to the field due to a mechanical problem.

Attributes
ACN	413106
Time
Date	199808
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	413106
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During climb after takeoff, captain came on PA and advised the cabin we would be returning to las due to a mechanical. We returned, landing was normal, and deplaned the passenger. After a delay, we reboarded the same aircraft, after being checked by mechanics, and proceeded to ord without problems. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that she is a brand new cabin attendant starting in aug/98 and this incident occurred on the third flight of her career. She could not remember the nature of the mechanical problem but did remember that she was on an MD80S and that her position on the aircraft was #3 in the forward jump seat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON CLB ON BOARD MD80S, FLC DIVERTED AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROB.

Narrative: DURING CLB AFTER TKOF, CAPT CAME ON PA AND ADVISED THE CABIN WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL. WE RETURNED, LNDG WAS NORMAL, AND DEPLANED THE PAX. AFTER A DELAY, WE REBOARDED THE SAME ACFT, AFTER BEING CHKED BY MECHS, AND PROCEEDED TO ORD WITHOUT PROBS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT SHE IS A BRAND NEW CABIN ATTENDANT STARTING IN AUG/98 AND THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE THIRD FLT OF HER CAREER. SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER THE NATURE OF THE MECHANICAL PROB BUT DID REMEMBER THAT SHE WAS ON AN MD80S AND THAT HER POS ON THE ACFT WAS #3 IN THE FORWARD JUMP SEAT.

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.