B727-200 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to land due to an overheat duct warning.

Attributes
ACN	520386
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
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 : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 35
ASRS Report	520386
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : overheat air duct warning. other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were at cruise serving beverages to go with snack in main cabin. We had reached the passenger forward of aft galley when we felt the plane tilt left. A passenger screamed. I asked if something was wrong. She only said the sudden movement had frightened her. I assured her everything was alright. No sooner had I spoken and I felt the plane begin to descend. A bell from the cockpit explained the overheat duct warning light on the left engine was on then off. We were to land in msy because he did not want to be over the gulf with no place to land if it continued to overheat. The captain made an announcement and explained fire trucks were to meet us just in case. But he assured the passenger it would most likely be a normal landing. It was normal and soon after the captain explained that everything went well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND DUE TO AN OVERHEAT DUCT WARNING.

Narrative: WE WERE AT CRUISE SERVING BEVERAGES TO GO WITH SNACK IN MAIN CABIN. WE HAD REACHED THE PAX FORWARD OF AFT GALLEY WHEN WE FELT THE PLANE TILT L. A PAX SCREAMED. I ASKED IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG. SHE ONLY SAID THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT HAD FRIGHTENED HER. I ASSURED HER EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT. NO SOONER HAD I SPOKEN AND I FELT THE PLANE BEGIN TO DSND. A BELL FROM THE COCKPIT EXPLAINED THE OVERHEAT DUCT WARNING LIGHT ON THE L ENG WAS ON THEN OFF. WE WERE TO LAND IN MSY BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO BE OVER THE GULF WITH NO PLACE TO LAND IF IT CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. THE CAPT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND EXPLAINED FIRE TRUCKS WERE TO MEET US JUST IN CASE. BUT HE ASSURED THE PAX IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A NORMAL LNDG. IT WAS NORMAL AND SOON AFTER THE CAPT EXPLAINED THAT EVERYTHING WENT WELL.

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.