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Cabin attendant report, A300, lhr-jfk. 30 mins from lhr, rudder problem. No emergency checklist. Return to lhr. Plane taken OTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eggx.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| 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 : 30 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 427610 |
| 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 : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
As I was setting up beverage cart for the aisle flight attendants, the airplane jolted to the right, throwing me off balance. I heard no noise. Flight attendant #1 came back to business class and said the pilots believe it to be a rudder problem and we'll probably go back to lhr. We were told not to do the emergency PA, but be prepared to evacuate/evacuation in the event the captain said 'easy victor' over the PA. On the way back to lhr, airplane movement caused me to feel light-headed, and on landing I felt several unusual jolts of the airplane. We landed safely and no evacuate/evacuation was necessary. The airplane was taken OTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, A300, LHR-JFK. 30 MINS FROM LHR, RUDDER PROB. NO EMER CHKLIST. RETURN TO LHR. PLANE TAKEN OTS.
Narrative: AS I WAS SETTING UP BEVERAGE CART FOR THE AISLE FLT ATTENDANTS, THE AIRPLANE JOLTED TO THE R, THROWING ME OFF BAL. I HEARD NO NOISE. FLT ATTENDANT #1 CAME BACK TO BUSINESS CLASS AND SAID THE PLTS BELIEVE IT TO BE A RUDDER PROB AND WE'LL PROBABLY GO BACK TO LHR. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO DO THE EMER PA, BUT BE PREPARED TO EVAC IN THE EVENT THE CAPT SAID 'EASY VICTOR' OVER THE PA. ON THE WAY BACK TO LHR, AIRPLANE MOVEMENT CAUSED ME TO FEEL LIGHT-HEADED, AND ON LNDG I FELT SEVERAL UNUSUAL JOLTS OF THE AIRPLANE. WE LANDED SAFELY AND NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKEN OTS.
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.