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An MD80 flight attendant reported that an aircraft retrieved from desert storage by her company experienced an engine problem during a flight from dfw to lgb, causing the captain to divert to elp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zab.artcc |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| 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 | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 29 flight attendant time total : 29 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 620460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil level indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Problem was faulty wiring, resulting in 'false alert' in cockpit. Per procedures, engine was shutdown and we landed elp. Indicator light (faulty) showed oil leak right engine. Found out after landing, aircraft had been parked in desert for 1 1/2 yrs before being cleared to return to service only 1 month ago. 3 hours later, and after many calls to maintenance, we finally were cleared to leave for lgb. My opinion: these 'old' aircraft have not been maintained, and are not up to my company's standards.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT AN ACFT RETRIEVED FROM DESERT STORAGE BY HER COMPANY EXPERIENCED AN ENG PROB DURING A FLT FROM DFW TO LGB, CAUSING THE CAPT TO DIVERT TO ELP.
Narrative: PROB WAS FAULTY WIRING, RESULTING IN 'FALSE ALERT' IN COCKPIT. PER PROCS, ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND WE LANDED ELP. INDICATOR LIGHT (FAULTY) SHOWED OIL LEAK R ENG. FOUND OUT AFTER LNDG, ACFT HAD BEEN PARKED IN DESERT FOR 1 1/2 YRS BEFORE BEING CLRED TO RETURN TO SVC ONLY 1 MONTH AGO. 3 HRS LATER, AND AFTER MANY CALLS TO MAINT, WE FINALLY WERE CLRED TO LEAVE FOR LGB. MY OPINION: THESE 'OLD' ACFT HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED, AND ARE NOT UP TO MY COMPANY'S STANDARDS.
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.