Narrative:

During climb after takeoff, captain came on PA and advised the cabin we would be returning to las due to a mechanical. We returned, landing was normal, and deplaned the passenger. After a delay, we reboarded the same aircraft, after being checked by mechanics, and proceeded to ord without problems. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that she is a brand new cabin attendant starting in aug/98 and this incident occurred on the third flight of her career. She could not remember the nature of the mechanical problem but did remember that she was on an MD80S and that her position on the aircraft was #3 in the forward jump seat.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON CLB ON BOARD MD80S, FLC DIVERTED AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROB.

Narrative: DURING CLB AFTER TKOF, CAPT CAME ON PA AND ADVISED THE CABIN WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL. WE RETURNED, LNDG WAS NORMAL, AND DEPLANED THE PAX. AFTER A DELAY, WE REBOARDED THE SAME ACFT, AFTER BEING CHKED BY MECHS, AND PROCEEDED TO ORD WITHOUT PROBS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT SHE IS A BRAND NEW CABIN ATTENDANT STARTING IN AUG/98 AND THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE THIRD FLT OF HER CAREER. SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER THE NATURE OF THE MECHANICAL PROB BUT DID REMEMBER THAT SHE WAS ON AN MD80S AND THAT HER POS ON THE ACFT WAS #3 IN THE FORWARD JUMP SEAT.

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.