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Attributes | |
ACN | 801189 |
Time | |
Date | 200807 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.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 : takeoff ground : maintenance |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 70 |
ASRS Report | 801189 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left engine exploded at takeoff. Made loud noise. Crew (flight attendants) taken to company medical for check-up on ears. 2 flight attendants were grounded due to pressure in ears by company medical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AN ENG EXPLOSION ON TKOF THAT RESULTED IN EAR DAMAGE TO 2 OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS.
Narrative: L ENG EXPLODED AT TKOF. MADE LOUD NOISE. CREW (FLT ATTENDANTS) TAKEN TO COMPANY MEDICAL FOR CHK-UP ON EARS. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE GNDED DUE TO PRESSURE IN EARS BY COMPANY MEDICAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.