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Flight attendant report regarding the flight of a fokker 100 which had a throttle stuck. The flight diverted and made a safe landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 430790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine control other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain called (2 chimes), told me to put carts away and be ready for landing in 15 mins. Throttle was stuck and we would be landing in memphis in 15 mins with only 1 engine. Just before wheels down, he shut off right engine. We landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING THE FLT OF A FOKKER 100 WHICH HAD A THROTTLE STUCK. THE FLT DIVERTED AND MADE A SAFE LNDG.
Narrative: CAPT CALLED (2 CHIMES), TOLD ME TO PUT CARTS AWAY AND BE READY FOR LNDG IN 15 MINS. THROTTLE WAS STUCK AND WE WOULD BE LNDG IN MEMPHIS IN 15 MINS WITH ONLY 1 ENG. JUST BEFORE WHEELS DOWN, HE SHUT OFF R ENG. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.