Flight attendant report regarding a divert due to engine valve problem on a B767.

Attributes
ACN	420472
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	420472
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	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Routine diversion -- about 45 mins after takeoff, we were informed that there was a problem with an engine valve and we might land in bos or jfk, then soon told we were indeed going to jfk. Since coach was light (about 50) and their meals were already cooking, those meals were served. First class/business class had accomplished only beverage service so we picked up those cabins and secured the airplane for landing, with ovens heating entrees to serve on the ground. On landing, we learned we'd be changing planes, so we quickly fed our first class/business class passenger, deplaned, waited briefly for our new plane to be made ready, then boarded for a routine -- if quiet -- flight, 3 hours late.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A DIVERT DUE TO ENG VALVE PROB ON A B767.

Narrative: ROUTINE DIVERSION -- ABOUT 45 MINS AFTER TKOF, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROB WITH AN ENG VALVE AND WE MIGHT LAND IN BOS OR JFK, THEN SOON TOLD WE WERE INDEED GOING TO JFK. SINCE COACH WAS LIGHT (ABOUT 50) AND THEIR MEALS WERE ALREADY COOKING, THOSE MEALS WERE SERVED. FIRST CLASS/BUSINESS CLASS HAD ACCOMPLISHED ONLY BEVERAGE SVC SO WE PICKED UP THOSE CABINS AND SECURED THE AIRPLANE FOR LNDG, WITH OVENS HEATING ENTREES TO SERVE ON THE GND. ON LNDG, WE LEARNED WE'D BE CHANGING PLANES, SO WE QUICKLY FED OUR FIRST CLASS/BUSINESS CLASS PAX, DEPLANED, WAITED BRIEFLY FOR OUR NEW PLANE TO BE MADE READY, THEN BOARDED FOR A ROUTINE -- IF QUIET -- FLT, 3 HRS LATE.

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.