Narrative:

I remember a flight attendant approaching me quietly and informing me that there is an indicator engine light in the cockpit and that we will be diverting to phx immediately and to put everything away. We had only done several rows of the meal service. We stopped, collected trays and drinks, stowed the carts and prepared to land. We did not do an emergency preparation but I was alert to the fact that an emergency evacuate/evacuation may be possible. We landed uneventfully. Begged for food for the passenger as most of them were starving. When it was time to takeoff again, we were informed that, we'll know whether the repair to the engine was successful if the indicator light does not illuminate. If it did on takeoff, then we would abort the takeoff. (I don't care to be a test pilot.) we did takeoff. Again, we were informed that we may divert because the indicator lit up again. We made it to jfk and returned on a DC10. Next day in operations, I heard the same plane diverted to ord for the same indicator light. Supplemental information from acn 432175: the captain chimed 4 times. The #1 flight attendant went up to the cockpit, then the rest of the flight attendants were told to put our carts away for an emergency landing. We were told no emergency landing preparations were necessary because he did not see any problems but if we did need to evacuate/evacuation he would use the signaling system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING THE DIVERSION OF A B767-300 WHEN AN ENG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN THE COCKPIT. MEAL SVC WAS INTERRUPTED AND CARTS STOWED.

Narrative: I REMEMBER A FLT ATTENDANT APCHING ME QUIETLY AND INFORMING ME THAT THERE IS AN INDICATOR ENG LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT AND THAT WE WILL BE DIVERTING TO PHX IMMEDIATELY AND TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY. WE HAD ONLY DONE SEVERAL ROWS OF THE MEAL SVC. WE STOPPED, COLLECTED TRAYS AND DRINKS, STOWED THE CARTS AND PREPARED TO LAND. WE DID NOT DO AN EMER PREPARATION BUT I WAS ALERT TO THE FACT THAT AN EMER EVAC MAY BE POSSIBLE. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. BEGGED FOR FOOD FOR THE PAX AS MOST OF THEM WERE STARVING. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO TKOF AGAIN, WE WERE INFORMED THAT, WE'LL KNOW WHETHER THE REPAIR TO THE ENG WAS SUCCESSFUL IF THE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. IF IT DID ON TKOF, THEN WE WOULD ABORT THE TKOF. (I DON'T CARE TO BE A TEST PLT.) WE DID TKOF. AGAIN, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE MAY DIVERT BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIT UP AGAIN. WE MADE IT TO JFK AND RETURNED ON A DC10. NEXT DAY IN OPS, I HEARD THE SAME PLANE DIVERTED TO ORD FOR THE SAME INDICATOR LIGHT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 432175: THE CAPT CHIMED 4 TIMES. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WENT UP TO THE COCKPIT, THEN THE REST OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TOLD TO PUT OUR CARTS AWAY FOR AN EMER LNDG. WE WERE TOLD NO EMER LNDG PREPARATIONS WERE NECESSARY BECAUSE HE DID NOT SEE ANY PROBS BUT IF WE DID NEED TO EVAC HE WOULD USE THE SIGNALING SYS.

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.