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Cabin attendant report, A300, mia-bos. Takeoff, climb. Right engine fire. Return to mia. Firemen checked for fire, none, no evacuate/evacuation. Flight canceled. Plane taken OTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 487575 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| 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 : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 487575 |
| 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 : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We heard a very loud noise right after takeoff. It sounded like something was wrong with the engine. The flight attendant at the 3R jump seat looked out and noticed that the right engine was on fire. The cockpit was notified. They shut down the right engine and returned the aircraft to miami. The fire department checked to be sure the fire was out, and we returned to the gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that there was no time to prepare the cabin for an evacuate/evacuation. The captain did tell the people on landing that the firemen meeting the flight would check to see if there was still a fire. If there was, then he'd call for an evacuate/evacuation. There was no fire. The plane was taken OTS for maintenance to replace the engine. The passenger were rebooked on other flts. The passenger, for the most part, were pretty calm, except for those sitting on the right side who witnessed the fire. They were quite frightened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, A300, MIA-BOS. TKOF, CLB. R ENG FIRE. RETURN TO MIA. FIREMEN CHKED FOR FIRE, NONE, NO EVAC. FLT CANCELED. PLANE TAKEN OTS.
Narrative: WE HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE RIGHT AFTER TKOF. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENG. THE FLT ATTENDANT AT THE 3R JUMP SEAT LOOKED OUT AND NOTICED THAT THE R ENG WAS ON FIRE. THE COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED. THEY SHUT DOWN THE R ENG AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO MIAMI. THE FIRE DEPT CHKED TO BE SURE THE FIRE WAS OUT, AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EVAC. THE CAPT DID TELL THE PEOPLE ON LNDG THAT THE FIREMEN MEETING THE FLT WOULD CHK TO SEE IF THERE WAS STILL A FIRE. IF THERE WAS, THEN HE'D CALL FOR AN EVAC. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS FOR MAINT TO REPLACE THE ENG. THE PAX WERE REBOOKED ON OTHER FLTS. THE PAX, FOR THE MOST PART, WERE PRETTY CALM, EXCEPT FOR THOSE SITTING ON THE R SIDE WHO WITNESSED THE FIRE. THEY WERE QUITE FRIGHTENED.
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.