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Cabin attendant report, ont-dfw. Takeoff. Smoke in cabin. Hydraulic leak. Return to ont. Cabin attendant prepared passenger for emergency landing. Normal landing. Plane taken OTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sct.tracon |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| 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 : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 486580 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 5 mins after takeoff, flight attendant #2 called the flight attendant #1 to report smoke in the back part of the main cabin, at which time flight attendant #1 called the cockpit. The captain viewed the smoke and announced that we would be returning to ont. She instructed flight attendant #1 to begin emergency landing procedures (checklist), and we had 5 mins before landing. We landed without incident, and immediately deplaned for further inspection of aircraft. Passenger were calm, deplaned quickly, and remained in terminal for next available flight. It was determined that there was a hydraulic oil leak, and aircraft was taken OTS. The incident was reported to our report center by flight attendant #2 at approximately XB23, sep/xa/00.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, ONT-DFW. TKOF. SMOKE IN CABIN. HYD LEAK. RETURN TO ONT. CABIN ATTENDANT PREPARED PAX FOR EMER LNDG. NORMAL LNDG. PLANE TAKEN OTS.
Narrative: APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, FLT ATTENDANT #2 CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO RPT SMOKE IN THE BACK PART OF THE MAIN CABIN, AT WHICH TIME FLT ATTENDANT #1 CALLED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT VIEWED THE SMOKE AND ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO ONT. SHE INSTRUCTED FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO BEGIN EMER LNDG PROCS (CHKLIST), AND WE HAD 5 MINS BEFORE LNDG. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF ACFT. PAX WERE CALM, DEPLANED QUICKLY, AND REMAINED IN TERMINAL FOR NEXT AVAILABLE FLT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A HYD OIL LEAK, AND ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS. THE INCIDENT WAS RPTED TO OUR RPT CTR BY FLT ATTENDANT #2 AT APPROX XB23, SEP/XA/00.
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.