<< >> NASA ASRS Report 506574, March 2001

Cabin attendant on a B757 reported that the flight crew diverted to land after having an equipment malfunction warning.

Attributes
ACN	506574
Time
Date	200103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	506574
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 other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

A warning indicator in the cockpit alerted the crew to a possible malfunction. #1 flight attendant was advised. All other flight attendants were informed and then notified we would be landing in about 10 mins. Captain made a PA to inform the passenger. Flight attendants worked to prepare the cabin for landing -- picking up trays, checking seatbelts, etc. Both crew and passenger remained calm throughout. Aircraft was landed and repaired without difficulty.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT ON A B757 RPTED THAT THE FLC DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER HAVING AN EQUIP MALFUNCTION WARNING.

Narrative: A WARNING INDICATOR IN THE COCKPIT ALERTED THE CREW TO A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION. #1 FLT ATTENDANT WAS ADVISED. ALL OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INFORMED AND THEN NOTIFIED WE WOULD BE LNDG IN ABOUT 10 MINS. CAPT MADE A PA TO INFORM THE PAX. FLT ATTENDANTS WORKED TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR LNDG -- PICKING UP TRAYS, CHKING SEATBELTS, ETC. BOTH CREW AND PAX REMAINED CALM THROUGHOUT. ACFT WAS LANDED AND REPAIRED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.

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.