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Cabin attendant report, B757, mia-ccs. Engine trouble. Return to mia, no evacuate/evacuation necessary. Passenger's carried excessive bags, unsafe for an evacuate/evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 5 flight attendant time total : 5 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 484028 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The B757 aircraft safely returned to mia after it was determined one of the engines was not functioning as normal. Although no evacuate/evacuation was necessary, it should be noted that far too much baggage was brought on this flight. Some passenger became irate during boarding when they were forced to check their bags. It is my opinion that, if an evacuate/evacuation had become necessary, excessive baggage (although properly stowed) and passenger's desire to remain with their bags at all costs would have impeded a quick and orderly evacuate/evacuation. Something must be done to reduce the amount of carry-on baggage permitted for each passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, MIA-CCS. ENG TROUBLE. RETURN TO MIA, NO EVAC NECESSARY. PAX'S CARRIED EXCESSIVE BAGS, UNSAFE FOR AN EVAC.
Narrative: THE B757 ACFT SAFELY RETURNED TO MIA AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED ONE OF THE ENGS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. ALTHOUGH NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FAR TOO MUCH BAGGAGE WAS BROUGHT ON THIS FLT. SOME PAX BECAME IRATE DURING BOARDING WHEN THEY WERE FORCED TO CHK THEIR BAGS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT, IF AN EVAC HAD BECOME NECESSARY, EXCESSIVE BAGGAGE (ALTHOUGH PROPERLY STOWED) AND PAX'S DESIRE TO REMAIN WITH THEIR BAGS AT ALL COSTS WOULD HAVE IMPEDED A QUICK AND ORDERLY EVAC. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF CARRY-ON BAGGAGE PERMITTED FOR EACH PAX.
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.