A cabin attendant experiences loud noise and floor vibration and reports to captain that left engine...

Attributes
ACN	527518
Time
Date	200110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon tower : grb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
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 : 90
ASRS Report	527518
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : left engine indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Few mins after takeoff the left engine failed. I could feel under my feet the floor vibrating. A loud noise in the cabin. I contacted the captain right away. He told me he was aware of the problem, everything was under control, we had to dump fuel for 18-20 mins before we could land. It took 40 mins before we were able to land at the airport. There wasn't any sign of smoke or fire, so we drove to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT EXPERIENCES LOUD NOISE AND FLOOR VIBRATION AND RPTS TO CAPT THAT L ENG HAS FAILED.

Narrative: FEW MINS AFTER TKOF THE L ENG FAILED. I COULD FEEL UNDER MY FEET THE FLOOR VIBRATING. A LOUD NOISE IN THE CABIN. I CONTACTED THE CAPT RIGHT AWAY. HE TOLD ME HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROB, EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CTL, WE HAD TO DUMP FUEL FOR 18-20 MINS BEFORE WE COULD LAND. IT TOOK 40 MINS BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO LAND AT THE ARPT. THERE WASN'T ANY SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE, SO WE DROVE TO THE GATE.

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.

A cabin attendant experiences loud noise and floor vibration and reports to captain that left engine has failed.