<< >> NASA ASRS Report 443357, July 1999

Flight attendant report, B767-300, scl-dfw, radar problems, divert to lima for maintenance. Evacuate/evacuation planned, landed safely.

Attributes
ACN	443357
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : spim.artcc
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : spim.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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 : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1.2 flight attendant time total : 1.2 flight attendant time type : 40
ASRS Report	443357
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 flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Right after finishing the dinner service, I was in the business class galley, when the purser told me that we will divert to lima for the WX radar trouble. It would take approximately 1 hour or less to fix the problem at lima, then we would fly back to dfw as scheduled. When we were close to lima (approximately 45 mins away) captain made a PA that we had a WX radar problem and needed to land in lima to change parts, that we would depart in 1 hour and fly to dfw as scheduled. Flight attendants there were told by the captain, that we may go into an emergency evacuate/evacuation, if in case landing gear collapsed due to the heavy aircraft weight. At landing, all flight attendants are ready for the worst situation, but aircraft landed without any difficulty. After repairs, which took approximately 40 mins, we flew again and headed for dfw safely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, SCL-DFW, RADAR PROBS, DIVERT TO LIMA FOR MAINT. EVAC PLANNED, LANDED SAFELY.

Narrative: RIGHT AFTER FINISHING THE DINNER SVC, I WAS IN THE BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY, WHEN THE PURSER TOLD ME THAT WE WILL DIVERT TO LIMA FOR THE WX RADAR TROUBLE. IT WOULD TAKE APPROX 1 HR OR LESS TO FIX THE PROB AT LIMA, THEN WE WOULD FLY BACK TO DFW AS SCHEDULED. WHEN WE WERE CLOSE TO LIMA (APPROX 45 MINS AWAY) CAPT MADE A PA THAT WE HAD A WX RADAR PROB AND NEEDED TO LAND IN LIMA TO CHANGE PARTS, THAT WE WOULD DEPART IN 1 HR AND FLY TO DFW AS SCHEDULED. FLT ATTENDANTS THERE WERE TOLD BY THE CAPT, THAT WE MAY GO INTO AN EMER EVAC, IF IN CASE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE HVY ACFT WT. AT LNDG, ALL FLT ATTENDANTS ARE READY FOR THE WORST SIT, BUT ACFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY. AFTER REPAIRS, WHICH TOOK APPROX 40 MINS, WE FLEW AGAIN AND HEADED FOR DFW SAFELY.

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.