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A B767-200ER cabin attendant reports of diversion due to a flap mechanical problem and a whinnying sound in the left wing. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 24 flight attendant time total : 24 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 538110 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 20-30 mins into the flight, the captain informed the flight attendants that there was a hydraulic problem and we would be returning for repairs. No evacuate/evacuation was deemed necessary. Flight attendant #6 asked me to confer with her about a 'whinnying sound' coming from the left wing. In my estimation, the flaps were retracted, but the controls continued to run. This was not occurring on the right wing. We called the captain and he said it was consistent with what the cockpit instruments were indicating. We prepared for landing. Approach and landing all appeared to be normal. Total flight time was 1 hour 55 mins. Repairs were made and we took our same aircraft to sfo about 1 hour later, with no incidence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-200ER CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS OF DIVERSION DUE TO A FLAP MECHANICAL PROB AND A WHINNYING SOUND IN THE L WING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: APPROX 20-30 MINS INTO THE FLT, THE CAPT INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THERE WAS A HYD PROB AND WE WOULD BE RETURNING FOR REPAIRS. NO EVAC WAS DEEMED NECESSARY. FLT ATTENDANT #6 ASKED ME TO CONFER WITH HER ABOUT A 'WHINNYING SOUND' COMING FROM THE L WING. IN MY ESTIMATION, THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, BUT THE CTLS CONTINUED TO RUN. THIS WAS NOT OCCURRING ON THE R WING. WE CALLED THE CAPT AND HE SAID IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE COCKPIT INSTS WERE INDICATING. WE PREPARED FOR LNDG. APCH AND LNDG ALL APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. TOTAL FLT TIME WAS 1 HR 55 MINS. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND WE TOOK OUR SAME ACFT TO SFO ABOUT 1 HR LATER, WITH NO INCIDENCE.
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.