Flight attendant report regarding an engine fire and resulting shutdown on an MD80.

Attributes
ACN	418477
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	418477
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was flying position #1. Just got all my meal trays out to passenger when I heard 4 chimes. I went to the cockpit. Captain said we have a fire in our left engine, landing in 6 mins and we'll be landing in mem, prepare the cabin. I left the cockpit and went to the other 2 flight attendants still serving drinks in the aisle with the cart. Told #4 flight attendant captain said we'll be landing in mem in 6 mins, put the cart away. I then went back up front and made a PA 'ladies and gentlemen the captain just informed me we'll be landing in mem in 6 mins. Please bring your seat backs to an upright position and stow your tray table, all other luggage needs to go under the seat in front of you.' I picked up all my trays, but before I got the second tray up, 1 of the 2 jump seaters asked if she could pick-up. I said yes, please, and let the other flight attendants know there's a fire in our left engine and they shut the engine off. I finished picking up all my trays and then did a compliance check through main cabin. Seats were still back, luggage out, etc. I got to the back and all the flight attendants were standing there except #4 flight attendant. I said where is she. She's in the l-hand lavatory. I then went to take my jump seat and the captain wanted to talk to me once more. He said do not use the tailcone and I'll be using easy victor twice and mention any other exit not to use. I called the flight attendants in the back, told them what the captain said, and also reminded them to access and unless the captain stopped the aircraft and you see anything, remember you can start an evacuate/evacuation. We landed and then we exited by jetbridge. The captain did come on the PA after he talked to me the second time and gave the passenger some information. Flight attendant #2 had only been flying a couple of weeks. The #2 flight attendant and I then worked the full F100 back to ord that night that they ferried the flight in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN ENG FIRE AND RESULTING SHUTDOWN ON AN MD80.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING POS #1. JUST GOT ALL MY MEAL TRAYS OUT TO PAX WHEN I HEARD 4 CHIMES. I WENT TO THE COCKPIT. CAPT SAID WE HAVE A FIRE IN OUR L ENG, LNDG IN 6 MINS AND WE'LL BE LNDG IN MEM, PREPARE THE CABIN. I LEFT THE COCKPIT AND WENT TO THE OTHER 2 FLT ATTENDANTS STILL SERVING DRINKS IN THE AISLE WITH THE CART. TOLD #4 FLT ATTENDANT CAPT SAID WE'LL BE LNDG IN MEM IN 6 MINS, PUT THE CART AWAY. I THEN WENT BACK UP FRONT AND MADE A PA 'LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE CAPT JUST INFORMED ME WE'LL BE LNDG IN MEM IN 6 MINS. PLEASE BRING YOUR SEAT BACKS TO AN UPRIGHT POS AND STOW YOUR TRAY TABLE, ALL OTHER LUGGAGE NEEDS TO GO UNDER THE SEAT IN FRONT OF YOU.' I PICKED UP ALL MY TRAYS, BUT BEFORE I GOT THE SECOND TRAY UP, 1 OF THE 2 JUMP SEATERS ASKED IF SHE COULD PICK-UP. I SAID YES, PLEASE, AND LET THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS KNOW THERE'S A FIRE IN OUR L ENG AND THEY SHUT THE ENG OFF. I FINISHED PICKING UP ALL MY TRAYS AND THEN DID A COMPLIANCE CHK THROUGH MAIN CABIN. SEATS WERE STILL BACK, LUGGAGE OUT, ETC. I GOT TO THE BACK AND ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE STANDING THERE EXCEPT #4 FLT ATTENDANT. I SAID WHERE IS SHE. SHE'S IN THE L-HAND LAVATORY. I THEN WENT TO TAKE MY JUMP SEAT AND THE CAPT WANTED TO TALK TO ME ONCE MORE. HE SAID DO NOT USE THE TAILCONE AND I'LL BE USING EASY VICTOR TWICE AND MENTION ANY OTHER EXIT NOT TO USE. I CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK, TOLD THEM WHAT THE CAPT SAID, AND ALSO REMINDED THEM TO ACCESS AND UNLESS THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT AND YOU SEE ANYTHING, REMEMBER YOU CAN START AN EVAC. WE LANDED AND THEN WE EXITED BY JETBRIDGE. THE CAPT DID COME ON THE PA AFTER HE TALKED TO ME THE SECOND TIME AND GAVE THE PAX SOME INFO. FLT ATTENDANT #2 HAD ONLY BEEN FLYING A COUPLE OF WKS. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I THEN WORKED THE FULL F100 BACK TO ORD THAT NIGHT THAT THEY FERRIED THE FLT IN.

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.