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MD80 flight attendant reports hearing the aircraft's synthesized voice through the cockpit door announcing 'fire left engine'. The captain then announces his intention to return for landing and this is an emergency. Reporter did not have time to go through the emergency checklist before landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 891689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Took off and I was flight attendant #1. I heard; 'fire left engine;' then two dings. Captain called back and said we were going back to gate. I asked if this was an emergency and he said yes; we have 6 minutes to land. We opened over-wing shades; I turned lights to bright and told passengers to discontinue electronic devices; fasten seat belts and stow luggage. We were returning to gate. Then the captain came on and said we had an emergency and were returning to gate. Because of the short amount of time; we could not go through the emergency checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 Flight Attendant reports hearing the aircraft's synthesized voice through the cockpit door announcing 'Fire left engine'. The Captain then announces his intention to return for landing and this is an emergency. Reporter did not have time to go through the emergency checklist before landing.
Narrative: Took off and I was Flight Attendant #1. I heard; 'fire left engine;' then two dings. Captain called back and said we were going back to gate. I asked if this was an emergency and he said yes; we have 6 minutes to land. We opened over-wing shades; I turned lights to bright and told passengers to discontinue electronic devices; fasten seat belts and stow luggage. We were returning to gate. Then the Captain came on and said we had an emergency and were returning to gate. Because of the short amount of time; we could not go through the Emergency Checklist.
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.