S80 cabin crew handles cabin related tasks when aircraft diverts due to APU and engine fire warnings...

Attributes
ACN	576143
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmmx.airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mmmx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 1
ASRS Report	576143
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After 10000 ft, captain contacted us to see if we could see or smell smoke. We reported no. As #3, I began to hear fire warnings in cockpit and alerted my crew members to look, listen, and feel. I went and told #2 and #4 flight attendants to go over emergency procedures, but we had not been told to run a checklist. Captain rang flight attendants and asked again to check. I turned aft stair lights on to access APU area and tail cone catwalk. No sign of anything. We felt lavatory seams, ceilings, floors for heat, none. We were told of APU signal for fire and now right engine fire. We were to prepare the cabin for immediate landing into mexico. I advised flight attendants to go over 30 second review and mentally pick people to assist. At 2500 ft, we noticed we were coming down too fast (or much faster than normal). We were mentally ready to evacuate/evacuation at this point. The landing was solid and braking firm. We landed and taxied to cargo area with no incident. The crew was well prepared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 CABIN CREW HANDLES CABIN RELATED TASKS WHEN ACFT DIVERTS DUE TO APU AND ENG FIRE WARNINGS.

Narrative: AFTER 10000 FT, CAPT CONTACTED US TO SEE IF WE COULD SEE OR SMELL SMOKE. WE RPTED NO. AS #3, I BEGAN TO HEAR FIRE WARNINGS IN COCKPIT AND ALERTED MY CREW MEMBERS TO LOOK, LISTEN, AND FEEL. I WENT AND TOLD #2 AND #4 FLT ATTENDANTS TO GO OVER EMER PROCS, BUT WE HAD NOT BEEN TOLD TO RUN A CHKLIST. CAPT RANG FLT ATTENDANTS AND ASKED AGAIN TO CHK. I TURNED AFT STAIR LIGHTS ON TO ACCESS APU AREA AND TAIL CONE CATWALK. NO SIGN OF ANYTHING. WE FELT LAVATORY SEAMS, CEILINGS, FLOORS FOR HEAT, NONE. WE WERE TOLD OF APU SIGNAL FOR FIRE AND NOW R ENG FIRE. WE WERE TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG INTO MEXICO. I ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS TO GO OVER 30 SECOND REVIEW AND MENTALLY PICK PEOPLE TO ASSIST. AT 2500 FT, WE NOTICED WE WERE COMING DOWN TOO FAST (OR MUCH FASTER THAN NORMAL). WE WERE MENTALLY READY TO EVAC AT THIS POINT. THE LNDG WAS SOLID AND BRAKING FIRM. WE LANDED AND TAXIED TO CARGO AREA WITH NO INCIDENT. THE CREW WAS WELL PREPARED.

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.