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Flight attendant report regarding popping noises in engine and return land procedure of an S80 in cruise from rdu.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418725 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 418725 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| 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:
No narrative. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the flight attendants in the back of the aircraft heard popping noises and about 3 mins later the captain called to say that the gauges were going crazy and the flight would return to rdu. The plane was taken OTS and another located for their flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING POPPING NOISES IN ENG AND RETURN LAND PROC OF AN S80 IN CRUISE FROM RDU.
Narrative: NO NARRATIVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK OF THE ACFT HEARD POPPING NOISES AND ABOUT 3 MINS LATER THE CAPT CALLED TO SAY THAT THE GAUGES WERE GOING CRAZY AND THE FLT WOULD RETURN TO RDU. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS AND ANOTHER LOCATED FOR THEIR FLT.
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.