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Super MD80 engine failure close to destination, no emergency declared. Passenger overheard a flight attendant conversation regarding engine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 400211 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While walking through the cabin, midway a sudden distinctive jolt occurred. By the time I got back to my phone to answer 2 chimes, I only heard that we were approximately 40 mi, 10 mins from landing and that we were going to prepare the cabin for landing immediately. The #4 flight attendant approached me and asked if I had heard all of the conversation. It was then that she told me that we had lost our left engine. There was no question of danger or that an emergency landing was going to be required. The pilots simply landed the plane. No announcement was made by the cockpit or flight crew as to any out-of-the-ordinary situation. However, 1 male passenger overheard #4 flight attendant say 'something about our engine' and asked me what had occurred. I told him that, 'yes, we lost our left engine, but that there was no danger.' we deplaned with no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPER MD80 ENG FAILURE CLOSE TO DEST, NO EMER DECLARED. PAX OVERHEARD A FLT ATTENDANT CONVERSATION REGARDING ENG FAILURE.
Narrative: WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE CABIN, MIDWAY A SUDDEN DISTINCTIVE JOLT OCCURRED. BY THE TIME I GOT BACK TO MY PHONE TO ANSWER 2 CHIMES, I ONLY HEARD THAT WE WERE APPROX 40 MI, 10 MINS FROM LNDG AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR LNDG IMMEDIATELY. THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT APCHED ME AND ASKED IF I HAD HEARD ALL OF THE CONVERSATION. IT WAS THEN THAT SHE TOLD ME THAT WE HAD LOST OUR L ENG. THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF DANGER OR THAT AN EMER LNDG WAS GOING TO BE REQUIRED. THE PLTS SIMPLY LANDED THE PLANE. NO ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY THE COCKPIT OR FLC AS TO ANY OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY SIT. HOWEVER, 1 MALE PAX OVERHEARD #4 FLT ATTENDANT SAY 'SOMETHING ABOUT OUR ENG' AND ASKED ME WHAT HAD OCCURRED. I TOLD HIM THAT, 'YES, WE LOST OUR L ENG, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER.' WE DEPLANED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.