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An MD80 flight attendant in charge reported that the captain returned to land at las after receiving a tailcone overheat warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : l30.tracon tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| 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 : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5 flight attendant time type : 95 |
| ASRS Report | 587701 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
It was about 112 degrees in vegas. Ground crew disconnected our air. We couldn't push back. Our captain was asking the ground crew to hurry up because it was getting too hot. Apparently, too many ground personnel have been laid off and the ground crew were at another plane. Our captain radioed, and yelled for help so we could be pushed off and get underway. We weren't in the air more than 5 or 10 mins when the captain called us and asked the #2 flight attendant to look out the peephole of the cone for light. Light would mean a fire. #2 flight attendant felt the back door and reported negative. Captain said indicator light was on for excessive heat in tailcone. We made emergency landing. The mechanic came on board and opened back door. It was really hot! They had a thermometer and recorded the temperature. I don't know what part they replaced, but we were on our way in about 2 1/2-3 hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED THAT THE CAPT RETURNED TO LAND AT LAS AFTER RECEIVING A TAILCONE OVERHEAT WARNING.
Narrative: IT WAS ABOUT 112 DEGS IN VEGAS. GND CREW DISCONNECTED OUR AIR. WE COULDN'T PUSH BACK. OUR CAPT WAS ASKING THE GND CREW TO HURRY UP BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING TOO HOT. APPARENTLY, TOO MANY GND PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN LAID OFF AND THE GND CREW WERE AT ANOTHER PLANE. OUR CAPT RADIOED, AND YELLED FOR HELP SO WE COULD BE PUSHED OFF AND GET UNDERWAY. WE WEREN'T IN THE AIR MORE THAN 5 OR 10 MINS WHEN THE CAPT CALLED US AND ASKED THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT TO LOOK OUT THE PEEPHOLE OF THE CONE FOR LIGHT. LIGHT WOULD MEAN A FIRE. #2 FLT ATTENDANT FELT THE BACK DOOR AND RPTED NEGATIVE. CAPT SAID INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT IN TAILCONE. WE MADE EMER LNDG. THE MECH CAME ON BOARD AND OPENED BACK DOOR. IT WAS REALLY HOT! THEY HAD A THERMOMETER AND RECORDED THE TEMP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT PART THEY REPLACED, BUT WE WERE ON OUR WAY IN ABOUT 2 1/2-3 HRS.
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.