Flight attendant report, MD80, lga-ord, engine out, divert to phl in emergency condition.

Attributes
ACN	441456
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.comrdo
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12
ASRS Report	441456
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After a routine and normal takeoff out of lga, we had just reached cruise altitude when there was a loud explosion sound from the back of the airplane. There was a check airman sitting in the back and said it sounded like we lost an engine. We immediately went into a descent. The #2 flight attendant called the cockpit, while I went to the front. The #1 was already in the cockpit, and within a few mins informed us we lost an engine and were making an emergency landing in phl. We should plan for an evacuate/evacuation. We immediately went through our planned emergency checklist, which was accomplished quickly. We had approximately 12 mins. The passenger were calm, but nervous. The captain made an announcement and informed them of what was going on. He told us we would either hear 'easy victor' to begin evacuate/evacuation if necessary or 'remain seated' if all was normal. We had a very nice, smooth descent and very smooth landing. We were told to 'remain seated.' we taxied to the gate and deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, LGA-ORD, ENG OUT, DIVERT TO PHL IN EMER CONDITION.

Narrative: AFTER A ROUTINE AND NORMAL TKOF OUT OF LGA, WE HAD JUST REACHED CRUISE ALT WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS A CHK AIRMAN SITTING IN THE BACK AND SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE WE LOST AN ENG. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A DSCNT. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT, WHILE I WENT TO THE FRONT. THE #1 WAS ALREADY IN THE COCKPIT, AND WITHIN A FEW MINS INFORMED US WE LOST AN ENG AND WERE MAKING AN EMER LNDG IN PHL. WE SHOULD PLAN FOR AN EVAC. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT THROUGH OUR PLANNED EMER CHKLIST, WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED QUICKLY. WE HAD APPROX 12 MINS. THE PAX WERE CALM, BUT NERVOUS. THE CAPT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND INFORMED THEM OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE TOLD US WE WOULD EITHER HEAR 'EASY VICTOR' TO BEGIN EVAC IF NECESSARY OR 'REMAIN SEATED' IF ALL WAS NORMAL. WE HAD A VERY NICE, SMOOTH DSCNT AND VERY SMOOTH LNDG. WE WERE TOLD TO 'REMAIN SEATED.' WE TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED.

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.