 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Flight attendant report, B767-300, scl-dfw, radar problems, divert to lima for maintenance. Evacuate/evacuation planned, landed safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443357 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : spim.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : spim.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1.2 flight attendant time total : 1.2 flight attendant time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 443357 |
| 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 : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Right after finishing the dinner service, I was in the business class galley, when the purser told me that we will divert to lima for the WX radar trouble. It would take approximately 1 hour or less to fix the problem at lima, then we would fly back to dfw as scheduled. When we were close to lima (approximately 45 mins away) captain made a PA that we had a WX radar problem and needed to land in lima to change parts, that we would depart in 1 hour and fly to dfw as scheduled. Flight attendants there were told by the captain, that we may go into an emergency evacuate/evacuation, if in case landing gear collapsed due to the heavy aircraft weight. At landing, all flight attendants are ready for the worst situation, but aircraft landed without any difficulty. After repairs, which took approximately 40 mins, we flew again and headed for dfw safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, SCL-DFW, RADAR PROBS, DIVERT TO LIMA FOR MAINT. EVAC PLANNED, LANDED SAFELY.
Narrative: RIGHT AFTER FINISHING THE DINNER SVC, I WAS IN THE BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY, WHEN THE PURSER TOLD ME THAT WE WILL DIVERT TO LIMA FOR THE WX RADAR TROUBLE. IT WOULD TAKE APPROX 1 HR OR LESS TO FIX THE PROB AT LIMA, THEN WE WOULD FLY BACK TO DFW AS SCHEDULED. WHEN WE WERE CLOSE TO LIMA (APPROX 45 MINS AWAY) CAPT MADE A PA THAT WE HAD A WX RADAR PROB AND NEEDED TO LAND IN LIMA TO CHANGE PARTS, THAT WE WOULD DEPART IN 1 HR AND FLY TO DFW AS SCHEDULED. FLT ATTENDANTS THERE WERE TOLD BY THE CAPT, THAT WE MAY GO INTO AN EMER EVAC, IF IN CASE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE HVY ACFT WT. AT LNDG, ALL FLT ATTENDANTS ARE READY FOR THE WORST SIT, BUT ACFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY. AFTER REPAIRS, WHICH TOOK APPROX 40 MINS, WE FLEW AGAIN AND HEADED FOR DFW SAFELY.
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.