Flight attendant report, S80, bur-dfw, engine shutdown, divert to elp for emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	437009
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11
ASRS Report	437009
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

...Captain called us...(3 dings) told us to stow cabin...our seats, we had to shut down an engine and were landing in elp. Landed without incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that the plane suddenly made a steep descent, and the galley supplies were sliding on the floor. About then, the captain made an announcement that they were shutting down the right engine and had to divert to land as soon as possible in el paso. The captain personally told the flight attendants that they didn't have time to prepare the cabin for an emergency landing, but to situation down right away. El paso had extremely high winds, but they still made a safe landing without incident. The fire trucks met the airplane. After a mega-delay, they eventually had a contracted maintenance service fix the airplane good enough to get to dfw, and then, the plane was taken OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, BUR-DFW, ENG SHUTDOWN, DIVERT TO ELP FOR EMER LNDG.

Narrative: ...CAPT CALLED US...(3 DINGS) TOLD US TO STOW CABIN...OUR SEATS, WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN AN ENG AND WERE LNDG IN ELP. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT THE PLANE SUDDENLY MADE A STEEP DSCNT, AND THE GALLEY SUPPLIES WERE SLIDING ON THE FLOOR. ABOUT THEN, THE CAPT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY WERE SHUTTING DOWN THE R ENG AND HAD TO DIVERT TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN EL PASO. THE CAPT PERSONALLY TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EMER LNDG, BUT TO SIT DOWN RIGHT AWAY. EL PASO HAD EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS, BUT THEY STILL MADE A SAFE LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FIRE TRUCKS MET THE AIRPLANE. AFTER A MEGA-DELAY, THEY EVENTUALLY HAD A CONTRACTED MAINT SVC FIX THE AIRPLANE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET TO DFW, AND THEN, THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS.

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.