<< >> NASA ASRS Report 486580, September 2000

Cabin attendant report, ont-dfw. Takeoff. Smoke in cabin. Hydraulic leak. Return to ont. Cabin attendant prepared passenger for emergency landing. Normal landing. Plane taken OTS.

Attributes
ACN	486580
Time
Date	200009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sct.tracon
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	486580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab #2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 5 mins after takeoff, flight attendant #2 called the flight attendant #1 to report smoke in the back part of the main cabin, at which time flight attendant #1 called the cockpit. The captain viewed the smoke and announced that we would be returning to ont. She instructed flight attendant #1 to begin emergency landing procedures (checklist), and we had 5 mins before landing. We landed without incident, and immediately deplaned for further inspection of aircraft. Passenger were calm, deplaned quickly, and remained in terminal for next available flight. It was determined that there was a hydraulic oil leak, and aircraft was taken OTS. The incident was reported to our report center by flight attendant #2 at approximately XB23, sep/xa/00.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, ONT-DFW. TKOF. SMOKE IN CABIN. HYD LEAK. RETURN TO ONT. CABIN ATTENDANT PREPARED PAX FOR EMER LNDG. NORMAL LNDG. PLANE TAKEN OTS.

Narrative: APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, FLT ATTENDANT #2 CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO RPT SMOKE IN THE BACK PART OF THE MAIN CABIN, AT WHICH TIME FLT ATTENDANT #1 CALLED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT VIEWED THE SMOKE AND ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO ONT. SHE INSTRUCTED FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO BEGIN EMER LNDG PROCS (CHKLIST), AND WE HAD 5 MINS BEFORE LNDG. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF ACFT. PAX WERE CALM, DEPLANED QUICKLY, AND REMAINED IN TERMINAL FOR NEXT AVAILABLE FLT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A HYD OIL LEAK, AND ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS. THE INCIDENT WAS RPTED TO OUR RPT CTR BY FLT ATTENDANT #2 AT APPROX XB23, SEP/XA/00.

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.