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Flight attendant report regarding a B767-300 which was ferried from madrid to miami after 2 aborted takeoffs. Flight attendants were aboard during the ferry flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lemd.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lemd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 98 |
| ASRS Report | 428858 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight from mad-mia jan/xa/99. We had 2 aborted takeoffs. After second abort, there was a loud pop as we taxied back towards terminal. 3 of the tires had blown and the wheel well was smoldering. Passenger informed us of smoke. The fire department was there and put out/sprayed down wheels. Flight was canceled. Flight from mad-mia jan/xb/99. Boarded and took off on same aircraft. Shortly after takeoff, passenger began informing us that there was liquid leaking from the wings. The third pilot came out of cockpit to examine. Captain decided to turn around and land in madrid. He informed us that we would be met by emergency crews but did not have us prepare for 'planned emergency.' we landed without problems. Flight canceled. Flight mad-mia. The crew ferried the plane back to miami. The pilots did have problems during takeoff with tailskid but fixed problem and we continued on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B767-300 WHICH WAS FERRIED FROM MADRID TO MIAMI AFTER 2 ABORTED TKOFS. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ABOARD DURING THE FERRY FLT.
Narrative: FLT FROM MAD-MIA JAN/XA/99. WE HAD 2 ABORTED TKOFS. AFTER SECOND ABORT, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AS WE TAXIED BACK TOWARDS TERMINAL. 3 OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWN AND THE WHEEL WELL WAS SMOLDERING. PAX INFORMED US OF SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPT WAS THERE AND PUT OUT/SPRAYED DOWN WHEELS. FLT WAS CANCELED. FLT FROM MAD-MIA JAN/XB/99. BOARDED AND TOOK OFF ON SAME ACFT. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, PAX BEGAN INFORMING US THAT THERE WAS LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE WINGS. THE THIRD PLT CAME OUT OF COCKPIT TO EXAMINE. CAPT DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND IN MADRID. HE INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD BE MET BY EMER CREWS BUT DID NOT HAVE US PREPARE FOR 'PLANNED EMER.' WE LANDED WITHOUT PROBS. FLT CANCELED. FLT MAD-MIA. THE CREW FERRIED THE PLANE BACK TO MIAMI. THE PLTS DID HAVE PROBS DURING TKOF WITH TAILSKID BUT FIXED PROB AND WE CONTINUED ON.
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.