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MD80 flight attendant described an in-flight engine shutdown and uneventful divert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 826369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 17 Flight Attendant Total 17 Flight Attendant Type 5 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Normal flight. About 1 hour into flight; the captain called the flight attendants about excessive noise to the left-hand engine. Asked us to go the back of the aircraft and report to him if the engine sounded 'louder than normal.' I didn't think so; but the #4 flight attendant did. Captain informed us he had to shut down that engine because of overpowering; possible overheating. He had us brief passengers on a planned emergency. We only had 20 minutes to landing and diverted to ZZZ. The #1 flight attendant read the planned emergency checklist to the passengers as I demonstrated to the passengers the emergency checklist. We only made it to; I believe; #6 on the checklist (made it to showing the brace position). Everyone watched and listened properly. #1 flight attendant was excellent on the PA and explained all of what was happening. We landed with no problem (a bit of a swaying back and forth before landing) but otherwise seemed somewhat normal. Deplaned and took another overnighted airplane. Agent was excellent helping us bringing catering from broken plane to new plane as it was late and the divert station had a skeleton crew. Pilots were great in communicating with passengers and crew. He explained on the PA what was happening. We took off from the divert station after about 1 1/2 hours (3 hours late).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 Flight Attendant described an in-flight engine shutdown and uneventful divert.
Narrative: Normal flight. About 1 hour into flight; the Captain called the Flight Attendants about excessive noise to the left-hand engine. Asked us to go the back of the aircraft and report to him if the engine sounded 'louder than normal.' I didn't think so; but the #4 Flight Attendant did. Captain informed us he had to shut down that engine because of overpowering; possible overheating. He had us brief passengers on a planned emergency. We only had 20 minutes to landing and diverted to ZZZ. The #1 Flight Attendant read the Planned Emergency checklist to the passengers as I demonstrated to the passengers the Emergency Checklist. We only made it to; I believe; #6 on the checklist (made it to showing the brace position). Everyone watched and listened properly. #1 Flight Attendant was excellent on the PA and explained all of what was happening. We landed with no problem (a bit of a swaying back and forth before landing) but otherwise seemed somewhat normal. Deplaned and took another overnighted airplane. Agent was excellent helping us bringing catering from broken plane to new plane as it was late and the divert station had a skeleton crew. Pilots were great in communicating with passengers and crew. He explained on the PA what was happening. We took off from the divert station after about 1 1/2 hours (3 hours late).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.