Flight attendant report, S80, bos-dfw, heading navigation abnormality. Return to bos for maintenance...

Attributes
ACN	440828
Time
Date	199906
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw.artcc
State Reference	MA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3.5 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	440828
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Roughly 30 mins into the flight, the captain informed me that we would be either returning to bos or diverting to new york, because of a heading/navigation abnormality. He also advised that cabin preparations for an emergency landing would not be necessary, and that we should discontinue service and stow the cabin and prepare for a normal landing. We consequently had a normal landing in bos after 60 or so mins of circling.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, BOS-DFW, HEADING NAV ABNORMALITY. RETURN TO BOS FOR MAINT.

Narrative: ROUGHLY 30 MINS INTO THE FLT, THE CAPT INFORMED ME THAT WE WOULD BE EITHER RETURNING TO BOS OR DIVERTING TO NEW YORK, BECAUSE OF A HEADING/NAV ABNORMALITY. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT CABIN PREPARATIONS FOR AN EMER LNDG WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY, AND THAT WE SHOULD DISCONTINUE SVC AND STOW THE CABIN AND PREPARE FOR A NORMAL LNDG. WE CONSEQUENTLY HAD A NORMAL LNDG IN BOS AFTER 60 OR SO MINS OF CIRCLING.

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.