Narrative:

We had unscheduled landing because reverse thrust indicator light came on. On climb out from ccs, the plane banked to the left for about 10-20 mins and we were also turning to go back to ccs. I got up from my jump seat to view the left wing, because of the attitude of the plane, we all knew something was wrong. I returned to my seat and buckled up tight. The purser called us to say we were returning to ccs. The captain came on to inform the passenger we were returning to ccs and that flight attendants would be through the cabin for a compliance check. We went through cabin, did safety checks, and returned to our seats. Captain called all flight attendants and said it should be an ok landing, but if not, he would use 'easy victor.' we landed without incident. Maintenance came on board and took over. The captain told us there was no need to deplane or do planned or unplanned emergency procedures. Passenger remained on aircraft. I believe maintenance put a pin in the thruster, and the captain felt it was good to go. The flight home was fine - no other occurrences. Whole crew was questioning why this all took place, since the captain told us this plane just came out of its 'C' check from city XXX only a few days before. Also, the captain said he had had this problem on 2 or 3 other B767 planes within the last 6 months. This incident was very nerve-wracking, and I hope someone is looking into the B767 to see if there really is a problem here.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, CCS-JFK, ON TKOF, REVERSE THRUSTER INDICATOR LIGHT, RETURN TO CCS. MAINT DELAY.

Narrative: WE HAD UNSCHEDULED LNDG BECAUSE REVERSE THRUST INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. ON CLBOUT FROM CCS, THE PLANE BANKED TO THE L FOR ABOUT 10-20 MINS AND WE WERE ALSO TURNING TO GO BACK TO CCS. I GOT UP FROM MY JUMP SEAT TO VIEW THE L WING, BECAUSE OF THE ATTITUDE OF THE PLANE, WE ALL KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I RETURNED TO MY SEAT AND BUCKLED UP TIGHT. THE PURSER CALLED US TO SAY WE WERE RETURNING TO CCS. THE CAPT CAME ON TO INFORM THE PAX WE WERE RETURNING TO CCS AND THAT FLT ATTENDANTS WOULD BE THROUGH THE CABIN FOR A COMPLIANCE CHK. WE WENT THROUGH CABIN, DID SAFETY CHKS, AND RETURNED TO OUR SEATS. CAPT CALLED ALL FLT ATTENDANTS AND SAID IT SHOULD BE AN OK LNDG, BUT IF NOT, HE WOULD USE 'EASY VICTOR.' WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT CAME ON BOARD AND TOOK OVER. THE CAPT TOLD US THERE WAS NO NEED TO DEPLANE OR DO PLANNED OR UNPLANNED EMER PROCS. PAX REMAINED ON ACFT. I BELIEVE MAINT PUT A PIN IN THE THRUSTER, AND THE CAPT FELT IT WAS GOOD TO GO. THE FLT HOME WAS FINE - NO OTHER OCCURRENCES. WHOLE CREW WAS QUESTIONING WHY THIS ALL TOOK PLACE, SINCE THE CAPT TOLD US THIS PLANE JUST CAME OUT OF ITS 'C' CHK FROM CITY XXX ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE. ALSO, THE CAPT SAID HE HAD HAD THIS PROB ON 2 OR 3 OTHER B767 PLANES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY NERVE-WRACKING, AND I HOPE SOMEONE IS LOOKING INTO THE B767 TO SEE IF THERE REALLY IS A PROB HERE.

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.