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Cabin attendant report, MD80, dfw-psp. Takeoff procedure, loud popping noise, burning rubber smell, probably blown tire, return to gate, switched planes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497132 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw.tower |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 497132 |
| 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 other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just as the aircraft was rotating for takeoff, there was a loud pop/bang from the #1 engine (aircraft left). A smell of something hot (burning rubber) was noticed. I called the captain and informed him. He said we were going back and that he would make an announcement. I then called the #1 flight attendant and informed her. The captain made his PA, we checked the cabin for landing. As we (#2 flight attendant and I) were returning to our seats, the passenger over the wing said it sounded like a tire blowing out. The captain had told us he thought it was a compressor locking up, and the engine was running fine. A passenger in seat xa said he saw tire pieces flying off (actually hitting the flaps). The captain was informed. We landed without further incident. Busses were brought out for the passenger and crew. Another plane was ready and off we went again. Note: the #2 flight attendant and I heard a noise from the engine (pop/bang), we did not hear it as a tire blowing out, but as an engine explosion. The passenger were a great help informing us. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that it was a blown tire instead of the compressor locking up in the engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, DFW-PSP. TKOF PROC, LOUD POPPING NOISE, BURNING RUBBER SMELL, PROBABLY BLOWN TIRE, RETURN TO GATE, SWITCHED PLANES.
Narrative: JUST AS THE ACFT WAS ROTATING FOR TKOF, THERE WAS A LOUD POP/BANG FROM THE #1 ENG (ACFT L). A SMELL OF SOMETHING HOT (BURNING RUBBER) WAS NOTICED. I CALLED THE CAPT AND INFORMED HIM. HE SAID WE WERE GOING BACK AND THAT HE WOULD MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. I THEN CALLED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND INFORMED HER. THE CAPT MADE HIS PA, WE CHKED THE CABIN FOR LNDG. AS WE (#2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I) WERE RETURNING TO OUR SEATS, THE PAX OVER THE WING SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOWING OUT. THE CAPT HAD TOLD US HE THOUGHT IT WAS A COMPRESSOR LOCKING UP, AND THE ENG WAS RUNNING FINE. A PAX IN SEAT XA SAID HE SAW TIRE PIECES FLYING OFF (ACTUALLY HITTING THE FLAPS). THE CAPT WAS INFORMED. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BUSSES WERE BROUGHT OUT FOR THE PAX AND CREW. ANOTHER PLANE WAS READY AND OFF WE WENT AGAIN. NOTE: THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENG (POP/BANG), WE DID NOT HEAR IT AS A TIRE BLOWING OUT, BUT AS AN ENG EXPLOSION. THE PAX WERE A GREAT HELP INFORMING US. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT IT WAS A BLOWN TIRE INSTEAD OF THE COMPRESSOR LOCKING UP IN THE ENG.
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.