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Cabin attendant report, B727, mia-dfw. Maintenance tested aft galley, r-hand emergency exits in mia. Cruise procedure, loud noise, divert to tpa, barrier strap outside door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : parked |
| 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 : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 0.5 |
| ASRS Report | 496784 |
| 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 maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Before boarding of flight xy mia-dfw, I and flight attendant #4 witnessed aircraft maintenance opening both the aft galley and aft r-hand emergency exits and shutting them afterwards. We took off as scheduled. All appeared just fine, until I and flight attendant #4 heard a noise outside the r-hand aft emergency exit. I phoned flight attendant #1 about the noise and flight attendant #4 walked up to the cockpit and spoke with the captain about it. After our maintenance cabin service, we were told we would land in tpa to rectify the situation. We did as the captain said we would (land in tpa). The noise was a barrier strap buckle outside the door. In tampa, it was placed back inside the aircraft. The door was examined. We refueled and took off for dfw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B727, MIA-DFW. MAINT TESTED AFT GALLEY, R-HAND EMER EXITS IN MIA. CRUISE PROC, LOUD NOISE, DIVERT TO TPA, BARRIER STRAP OUTSIDE DOOR.
Narrative: BEFORE BOARDING OF FLT XY MIA-DFW, I AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 WITNESSED ACFT MAINT OPENING BOTH THE AFT GALLEY AND AFT R-HAND EMER EXITS AND SHUTTING THEM AFTERWARDS. WE TOOK OFF AS SCHEDULED. ALL APPEARED JUST FINE, UNTIL I AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 HEARD A NOISE OUTSIDE THE R-HAND AFT EMER EXIT. I PHONED FLT ATTENDANT #1 ABOUT THE NOISE AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 WALKED UP TO THE COCKPIT AND SPOKE WITH THE CAPT ABOUT IT. AFTER OUR MAINT CABIN SVC, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD LAND IN TPA TO RECTIFY THE SIT. WE DID AS THE CAPT SAID WE WOULD (LAND IN TPA). THE NOISE WAS A BARRIER STRAP BUCKLE OUTSIDE THE DOOR. IN TAMPA, IT WAS PLACED BACK INSIDE THE ACFT. THE DOOR WAS EXAMINED. WE REFUELED AND TOOK OFF FOR DFW.
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.