FK100 flight crew diverted to another airport due to engine problem.

Attributes
ACN	515273
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Environment
Weather Elements	Ice Rain Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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 aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13
ASRS Report	515273
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine power other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

It was raining hard when we took off in ama. Water got in engine. During flight we waited for captain to tell us ok to get up. Heard noise like engine failing, and then revving up -- this about 4 times -- didn't call because we knew guys were busy. They called us with 3 chimes and told us having engine problems would divert to wichita falls in 15 mins, no need to evacuate/evacuation. 'Did we have a PA for that?' he asked. We said we had planned emergency checklist. Flight attendant #2 and I went through it completely. Got assistants for doors and windows, landed without incident/evacuate/evacuation with 1 engine. Bussed folks to dfw for connections. Maintenance flew in from dallas to take a look at engine. We had 3 kids stay with us -- 2 kids (brother aged 11 and 12) and 1 unaccompanied minor (age 12). 4 hours later we flew back to dallas with kids. Problem was this: water in engine fan blades turned to ice in clouds. Captain tried to spin it off by revving engine. It was ok once it thawed and dried up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK100 FLC DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT DUE TO ENG PROB.

Narrative: IT WAS RAINING HARD WHEN WE TOOK OFF IN AMA. WATER GOT IN ENG. DURING FLT WE WAITED FOR CAPT TO TELL US OK TO GET UP. HEARD NOISE LIKE ENG FAILING, AND THEN REVVING UP -- THIS ABOUT 4 TIMES -- DIDN'T CALL BECAUSE WE KNEW GUYS WERE BUSY. THEY CALLED US WITH 3 CHIMES AND TOLD US HAVING ENG PROBS WOULD DIVERT TO WICHITA FALLS IN 15 MINS, NO NEED TO EVAC. 'DID WE HAVE A PA FOR THAT?' HE ASKED. WE SAID WE HAD PLANNED EMER CHKLIST. FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND I WENT THROUGH IT COMPLETELY. GOT ASSISTANTS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT/EVAC WITH 1 ENG. BUSSED FOLKS TO DFW FOR CONNECTIONS. MAINT FLEW IN FROM DALLAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT ENG. WE HAD 3 KIDS STAY WITH US -- 2 KIDS (BROTHER AGED 11 AND 12) AND 1 UNACCOMPANIED MINOR (AGE 12). 4 HRS LATER WE FLEW BACK TO DALLAS WITH KIDS. PROB WAS THIS: WATER IN ENG FAN BLADES TURNED TO ICE IN CLOUDS. CAPT TRIED TO SPIN IT OFF BY REVVING ENG. IT WAS OK ONCE IT THAWED AND DRIED UP.

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.