Flight attendant report, B767, iad-lax, return to iad due to engine problems, maintenance history. Captain refused to fly plane.

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Attributes
ACN	444878
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iad.tracon
State Reference	DC
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	444878
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About 15 mins after takeoff, the captain advised us that they had a 'hot' indication on our r-hand engine. He said we were returning to the airport (iad). It took about 30 mins to get back to the airport. Maintenance seemed to think the aircraft was safe, but the captain chose not to take the plane, since it had a long history of aircraft maintenance problems. Aircraft is a very old B767 and has a long history of problems. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that they circled for 45 mins, but still landed 'heavy.' fire trucks escorted them down the runway. However, they did not need to prepare the cabin for an evacuate/evacuation. She never found out exactly what the problem with the 'overheat' engine indicator was, but that maintenance ran a series of tests and told the captain that they would 'sign it off' to fly. The captain told her he said 'no,' because of the negative history in the logbook about it, including a throttle problem the week before, where the plane could barely get off the ground. The airline canceled the flight, as there was no available airplanes to use, and the crew went home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767, IAD-LAX, RETURN TO IAD DUE TO ENG PROBS, MAINT HISTORY. CAPT REFUSED TO FLY PLANE.

Narrative: ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER TKOF, THE CAPT ADVISED US THAT THEY HAD A 'HOT' INDICATION ON OUR R-HAND ENG. HE SAID WE WERE RETURNING TO THE ARPT (IAD). IT TOOK ABOUT 30 MINS TO GET BACK TO THE ARPT. MAINT SEEMED TO THINK THE ACFT WAS SAFE, BUT THE CAPT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE THE PLANE, SINCE IT HAD A LONG HISTORY OF ACFT MAINT PROBS. ACFT IS A VERY OLD B767 AND HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PROBS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THEY CIRCLED FOR 45 MINS, BUT STILL LANDED 'HVY.' FIRE TRUCKS ESCORTED THEM DOWN THE RWY. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT NEED TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EVAC. SHE NEVER FOUND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE PROB WITH THE 'OVERHEAT' ENG INDICATOR WAS, BUT THAT MAINT RAN A SERIES OF TESTS AND TOLD THE CAPT THAT THEY WOULD 'SIGN IT OFF' TO FLY. THE CAPT TOLD HER HE SAID 'NO,' BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE HISTORY IN THE LOGBOOK ABOUT IT, INCLUDING A THROTTLE PROB THE WK BEFORE, WHERE THE PLANE COULD BARELY GET OFF THE GND. THE AIRLINE CANCELED THE FLT, AS THERE WAS NO AVAILABLE AIRPLANES TO USE, AND THE CREW WENT HOME.

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.