Flight attendant report, MD80, lga-ord, lost an engine, divert to phl.

Attributes
ACN	441660
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	441660
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 other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We had just leveled off on our way from lga to ord. The captain gave us our chime to get up and start our duties. #2 flight attendant (myself) and #4 flight attendant were in coach, standing very close to where the engines are, when we heard a very loud 'bang.' we quickly called the cockpit with 4 chimes to see if they had heard it, and they had. They informed us that we had just lost an engine and would call back. They 4 chimed us -- the #1 flight attendant went to the cockpit to get the t-e-south-T information. We were then informed we are diverting to phl. We probably won't have to evacuate/evacuation. If we do, however, the signal would be 'easy victor' 3 times over the PA or emergency lights illuminated. We should go ahead with our planned emergency checklist, we have 15 mins until touchdown. We then proceeded with our checklist, completing it in plenty of time before landing. Passenger remained calm and even though everyone was very nervous, everyone followed instructions and no one was hurt. I do not know what caused the engine to shut down, but would really like to understand better how it happened, and why it happened when it did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, LGA-ORD, LOST AN ENG, DIVERT TO PHL.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST LEVELED OFF ON OUR WAY FROM LGA TO ORD. THE CAPT GAVE US OUR CHIME TO GET UP AND START OUR DUTIES. #2 FLT ATTENDANT (MYSELF) AND #4 FLT ATTENDANT WERE IN COACH, STANDING VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE ENGS ARE, WHEN WE HEARD A VERY LOUD 'BANG.' WE QUICKLY CALLED THE COCKPIT WITH 4 CHIMES TO SEE IF THEY HAD HEARD IT, AND THEY HAD. THEY INFORMED US THAT WE HAD JUST LOST AN ENG AND WOULD CALL BACK. THEY 4 CHIMED US -- THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO GET THE T-E-S-T INFO. WE WERE THEN INFORMED WE ARE DIVERTING TO PHL. WE PROBABLY WON'T HAVE TO EVAC. IF WE DO, HOWEVER, THE SIGNAL WOULD BE 'EASY VICTOR' 3 TIMES OVER THE PA OR EMER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WE SHOULD GO AHEAD WITH OUR PLANNED EMER CHKLIST, WE HAVE 15 MINS UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. WE THEN PROCEEDED WITH OUR CHKLIST, COMPLETING IT IN PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE LNDG. PAX REMAINED CALM AND EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE WAS VERY NERVOUS, EVERYONE FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ENG TO SHUT DOWN, BUT WOULD REALLY LIKE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW IT HAPPENED, AND WHY IT HAPPENED WHEN IT DID.

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.