Fokker 100 cabin attendant hears loud bang noises from the left side of aircraft when beginning takeoff roll resulting in an aborted takeoff and returning to gate. Flight attendant reports numbness of the left side of her face and ear.

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Attributes
ACN	540270
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
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 : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	540270
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 : noise and engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After deicing, we were ready for takeoff. Upon starting takeoff, a very loud pop from the left side of aircraft followed by disturbing loud noises. Aircraft was vibrating very bad, chimes in cockpit 3 times. Then I started to feel my left ear numb, then the whole left side of my face felt numb. So I chimed cockpit again to let them know how bad it was back there -- the noise, vibration and my left side of face feeling numb. Captain made PA to return back to gate. No emergency evacuate/evacuation, deplaned, and I went on to medical. Would like to know about what happened to that aircraft. Flight crew's depend on ground crew to help us fly safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FOKKER 100 CABIN ATTENDANT HEARS LOUD BANG NOISES FROM THE L SIDE OF ACFT WHEN BEGINNING TKOF ROLL RESULTING IN AN ABORTED TKOF AND RETURNING TO GATE. FLT ATTENDANT RPTS NUMBNESS OF THE L SIDE OF HER FACE AND EAR.

Narrative: AFTER DEICING, WE WERE READY FOR TKOF. UPON STARTING TKOF, A VERY LOUD POP FROM THE L SIDE OF ACFT FOLLOWED BY DISTURBING LOUD NOISES. ACFT WAS VIBRATING VERY BAD, CHIMES IN COCKPIT 3 TIMES. THEN I STARTED TO FEEL MY L EAR NUMB, THEN THE WHOLE L SIDE OF MY FACE FELT NUMB. SO I CHIMED COCKPIT AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW HOW BAD IT WAS BACK THERE -- THE NOISE, VIBRATION AND MY L SIDE OF FACE FEELING NUMB. CAPT MADE PA TO RETURN BACK TO GATE. NO EMER EVAC, DEPLANED, AND I WENT ON TO MEDICAL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT ACFT. FLC'S DEPEND ON GND CREW TO HELP US FLY SAFE.

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.