Flight attendant report, MD80, dfw-dca, oil leak in left engine, divert to bna for maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	440171
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme.artcc
State Reference	TN
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	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 : 1 flight attendant time total : 1 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	440171
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon the #2 flight attendant leaving the cockpit, the captain made an announcement that our plane was losing oil more rapidly than it should, and the incident involved the left engine. He afterward announced that we would be landing in nashville as a precautionary measure, but that there was no need for alarm. We landed quite smoothly and everything went well (or as normal).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, DFW-DCA, OIL LEAK IN L ENG, DIVERT TO BNA FOR MAINT.

Narrative: UPON THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT LEAVING THE COCKPIT, THE CAPT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT OUR PLANE WAS LOSING OIL MORE RAPIDLY THAN IT SHOULD, AND THE INCIDENT INVOLVED THE L ENG. HE AFTERWARD ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG IN NASHVILLE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR ALARM. WE LANDED QUITE SMOOTHLY AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL (OR AS NORMAL).

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.