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Flight attendant report regarding a mechanical problem on an A300 requiring return to departure airport. Change of aircraft and flight continued. Due to being late, the flight had to stop on return for a crew change.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 413600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, captain announced a mechanical problem and that we would return to jfk. We completed a meal/beverage service and landed safely. Changed planes and took off again to haiti. In haiti we were so late we had to then stop in miami for crew change before passenger could continue back to jfk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A MECHANICAL PROB ON AN A300 REQUIRING RETURN TO DEP ARPT. CHANGE OF ACFT AND FLT CONTINUED. DUE TO BEING LATE, THE FLT HAD TO STOP ON RETURN FOR A CREW CHANGE.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, CAPT ANNOUNCED A MECHANICAL PROB AND THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO JFK. WE COMPLETED A MEAL/BEVERAGE SVC AND LANDED SAFELY. CHANGED PLANES AND TOOK OFF AGAIN TO HAITI. IN HAITI WE WERE SO LATE WE HAD TO THEN STOP IN MIAMI FOR CREW CHANGE BEFORE PAX COULD CONTINUE BACK TO JFK.
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.