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B727 flight attendant has had 4 in-flight emergencys in the 9 months she has been flying -- 3 of which involve #2 engine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yyz |
| State Reference | ON |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 428415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
I have been a flight attendant for only 9 months. Since I began, I have had 4 emergency lndgs. 3 of my emergencys were on takeoff due to engine #2 failures. All of my emergencys required immediate lndgs. All were on different B727's. No injuries were involved. I am writing to you because I am worried that the B727's are very often involved in mechanical problems resulting in emergency lndgs. Why is the number of incidents so high? 1) are they being well maintained? 2) are they old? I feel that 4 emergencys in my first 9 months is extreme. Can you research this and find out why engine #2 problems are occurring so often? I wanted to write this letter because any of those incidents could have been fatal. Past yrs' statistics have been approximately 30 engine failures per yr company wide. Am I unlucky that I have already been on a few of these? Most people I know say that our B727 fleet often has midair mechanical problems -- is this dangerous?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLT ATTENDANT HAS HAD 4 INFLT EMERS IN THE 9 MONTHS SHE HAS BEEN FLYING -- 3 OF WHICH INVOLVE #2 ENG FAILURE.
Narrative: I HAVE BEEN A FLT ATTENDANT FOR ONLY 9 MONTHS. SINCE I BEGAN, I HAVE HAD 4 EMER LNDGS. 3 OF MY EMERS WERE ON TKOF DUE TO ENG #2 FAILURES. ALL OF MY EMERS REQUIRED IMMEDIATE LNDGS. ALL WERE ON DIFFERENT B727'S. NO INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I AM WORRIED THAT THE B727'S ARE VERY OFTEN INVOLVED IN MECHANICAL PROBS RESULTING IN EMER LNDGS. WHY IS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS SO HIGH? 1) ARE THEY BEING WELL MAINTAINED? 2) ARE THEY OLD? I FEEL THAT 4 EMERS IN MY FIRST 9 MONTHS IS EXTREME. CAN YOU RESEARCH THIS AND FIND OUT WHY ENG #2 PROBS ARE OCCURRING SO OFTEN? I WANTED TO WRITE THIS LETTER BECAUSE ANY OF THOSE INCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. PAST YRS' STATISTICS HAVE BEEN APPROX 30 ENG FAILURES PER YR COMPANY WIDE. AM I UNLUCKY THAT I HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON A FEW OF THESE? MOST PEOPLE I KNOW SAY THAT OUR B727 FLEET OFTEN HAS MIDAIR MECHANICAL PROBS -- IS THIS DANGEROUS?
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.