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Flight attendant report regarding a DC10 flight which had a warning light activate on initial climb. Flight returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 421809 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Upon takeoff, captain came on PA, said we had a light on in the cockpit that should be off and if it did not correct itself we would be returning back to dfw to get it fixed. He then came back on and said 'the light's still on, we are going to dump fuel and land in dfw. It will be a normal landing, nothing to be alarmed about.' we dumped fuel and landed in dfw, changed planes and took off again. Do wish we were getting paid for all the time we spent with passenger!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A DC10 FLT WHICH HAD A WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATE ON INITIAL CLB. FLT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: UPON TKOF, CAPT CAME ON PA, SAID WE HAD A LIGHT ON IN THE COCKPIT THAT SHOULD BE OFF AND IF IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF WE WOULD BE RETURNING BACK TO DFW TO GET IT FIXED. HE THEN CAME BACK ON AND SAID 'THE LIGHT'S STILL ON, WE ARE GOING TO DUMP FUEL AND LAND IN DFW. IT WILL BE A NORMAL LNDG, NOTHING TO BE ALARMED ABOUT.' WE DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED IN DFW, CHANGED PLANES AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. DO WISH WE WERE GETTING PAID FOR ALL THE TIME WE SPENT WITH PAX!
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.