F100 flight attendant report of engine malfunction and return to land at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	604502
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 60
ASRS Report	604502
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : per 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft had logged engine fluctuations. Maintenance examined on ground, our flight departed. On takeoff, just after rotation, captain called flight attendants and advised we were going around. Approximately 5-10 mins later, captain called again, saying the engine was not right. He did not anticipate any problems in landing and advised us of emergency procedures if evacuate/evacuation necessary. Flight attendants did walk-through to make sure everyone was ready for landing as captain made a PA advising we were returning to land. Flight attendants returned to jumpseats for landing. At touchdown, I heard loud metal scraping sounds, as if an engine blade fell. I called and let captain know of the noise. No other problems occurred. We taxied to gate and after a few mins with maintenance, deplaned passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 FLT ATTENDANT RPT OF ENG MALFUNCTION AND RETURN TO LAND AT DFW.

Narrative: ACFT HAD LOGGED ENG FLUCTUATIONS. MAINT EXAMINED ON GND, OUR FLT DEPARTED. ON TKOF, JUST AFTER ROTATION, CAPT CALLED FLT ATTENDANTS AND ADVISED WE WERE GOING AROUND. APPROX 5-10 MINS LATER, CAPT CALLED AGAIN, SAYING THE ENG WAS NOT RIGHT. HE DID NOT ANTICIPATE ANY PROBS IN LNDG AND ADVISED US OF EMER PROCS IF EVAC NECESSARY. FLT ATTENDANTS DID WALK-THROUGH TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS READY FOR LNDG AS CAPT MADE A PA ADVISING WE WERE RETURNING TO LAND. FLT ATTENDANTS RETURNED TO JUMPSEATS FOR LNDG. AT TOUCHDOWN, I HEARD LOUD METAL SCRAPING SOUNDS, AS IF AN ENG BLADE FELL. I CALLED AND LET CAPT KNOW OF THE NOISE. NO OTHER PROBS OCCURRED. WE TAXIED TO GATE AND AFTER A FEW MINS WITH MAINT, DEPLANED PAX.

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.