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Flight attendant report regarding a B767 aircraft heading across the atlantic when the flight attendant notices liquid coming from the left hand wing. Cockpit was notified and elected to return to jfk for a maintenance check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430529 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 430529 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendant #2 serving the l-hand side of coach cabin noticed liquid coming from the l-hand wing. She notified cockpit and the crew assessed conditions and elected to return to jfk to check it out. I was not directly involved in the initial discovery.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B767 ACFT HEADING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WHEN THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTICES LIQUID COMING FROM THE L HAND WING. COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO JFK FOR A MAINT CHK.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #2 SERVING THE L-HAND SIDE OF COACH CABIN NOTICED LIQUID COMING FROM THE L-HAND WING. SHE NOTIFIED COCKPIT AND THE CREW ASSESSED CONDITIONS AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO JFK TO CHK IT OUT. I WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE INITIAL DISCOVERY.
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.