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Flight attendant report, S80, dfw-ord, on approach to ord, heard loud scraping noise. Captain declared emergency landing. Plane taken OTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : c90.tracon |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| 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 : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 446748 |
| 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 other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I heard loud scraping noise while doing safety checks for landing. I informed flight attendant #2 and she informed the cockpit. The captain announced that we were declaring an emergency landing, as a safety precaution and ensured passenger that it was just a precaution. Flight attendants did another safety check after announcement. We landed without incident. Loud humming noises and floor vibrations happened on taxi to the gate. Supervisors met the aircraft to ensure flight attendants were ok. Cockpit crew was wonderful. They kept passenger informed of situation at all times. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the captain declared an emergency for ATC clearance, and that the cabin attendants did not prepare the cabin for evacuate/evacuation. She heard a mechanic passenger say that he thought it was a hydraulic problem, but that she never knew the definitive assessment. The plane was taken OTS. The pilots did a great job in communication with the passenger and cabin crew, so that there was only minimal panic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-ORD, ON APCH TO ORD, HEARD LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. CAPT DECLARED EMER LNDG. PLANE TAKEN OTS.
Narrative: I HEARD LOUD SCRAPING NOISE WHILE DOING SAFETY CHKS FOR LNDG. I INFORMED FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND SHE INFORMED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT ANNOUNCED THAT WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER LNDG, AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION AND ENSURED PAX THAT IT WAS JUST A PRECAUTION. FLT ATTENDANTS DID ANOTHER SAFETY CHK AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOUD HUMMING NOISES AND FLOOR VIBRATIONS HAPPENED ON TAXI TO THE GATE. SUPVRS MET THE ACFT TO ENSURE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE OK. COCKPIT CREW WAS WONDERFUL. THEY KEPT PAX INFORMED OF SIT AT ALL TIMES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER FOR ATC CLRNC, AND THAT THE CABIN ATTENDANTS DID NOT PREPARE THE CABIN FOR EVAC. SHE HEARD A MECH PAX SAY THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A HYD PROB, BUT THAT SHE NEVER KNEW THE DEFINITIVE ASSESSMENT. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS. THE PLTS DID A GREAT JOB IN COM WITH THE PAX AND CABIN CREW, SO THAT THERE WAS ONLY MINIMAL PANIC.
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.