Flight attendant report regarding a diversion of a B767-200 due to an air valve leak.

Attributes
ACN	420423
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czqx
State Reference	NF
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Navigation In Use	Other 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	420423
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	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cruising to paris, captain informed us of air valve leak and possible diversion to jfk. Did divert to jfk approximately 2 1/2 hours after takeoff with no incidents. Boarded new aircraft and continued to ory with no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A DIVERSION OF A B767-200 DUE TO AN AIR VALVE LEAK.

Narrative: CRUISING TO PARIS, CAPT INFORMED US OF AIR VALVE LEAK AND POSSIBLE DIVERSION TO JFK. DID DIVERT TO JFK APPROX 2 1/2 HRS AFTER TKOF WITH NO INCIDENTS. BOARDED NEW ACFT AND CONTINUED TO ORY WITH NO PROB.

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.