Flight attendant report, A300, jfk-mia, severe airplane shaking, return to jfk.

Attributes
ACN	437163
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	437163
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 : #4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was doing beverages in first class when my new #5 flight attendant advised me to put everything away, because we were going back to jfk. There I contacted my captain to ask if he was aware of the situation, because my #4 flight attendant advised me that the plane was shaking very hard above row 14. I went there to verify it, and it was true. I told the captain about it, and he said that he knew already about the shaking. We went back to jfk to change planes. We had no further action and everybody was safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, A300, JFK-MIA, SEVERE AIRPLANE SHAKING, RETURN TO JFK.

Narrative: I WAS DOING BEVERAGES IN FIRST CLASS WHEN MY NEW #5 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY, BECAUSE WE WERE GOING BACK TO JFK. THERE I CONTACTED MY CAPT TO ASK IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE SIT, BECAUSE MY #4 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME THAT THE PLANE WAS SHAKING VERY HARD ABOVE ROW 14. I WENT THERE TO VERIFY IT, AND IT WAS TRUE. I TOLD THE CAPT ABOUT IT, AND HE SAID THAT HE KNEW ALREADY ABOUT THE SHAKING. WE WENT BACK TO JFK TO CHANGE PLANES. WE HAD NO FURTHER ACTION AND EVERYBODY WAS SAFE.

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.