A senior flight attendant reported a diversion after the left engine made loud noises in cruise.

Attributes
ACN	845009
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 8 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 4 Flight Attendant Total 40 Flight Attendant Type 40
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

We heard several loud noises from the left engine. People behind the engine saw a flare. The cockpit was notified and we were told that we may divert. We did. Passengers were reboarded on another aircraft and we continued to destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A senior Flight Attendant reported a diversion after the left engine made loud noises in cruise.

Narrative: We heard several loud noises from the left engine. People behind the engine saw a flare. The cockpit was notified and we were told that we may divert. We did. Passengers were reboarded on another aircraft and we continued to destination.

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.