<< >> NASA ASRS Report 546492, May 2002

An MD80 on takeoff climb declared an emergency and diverted due to an unspecified flight control trim problem.

Attributes
ACN	546492
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1.75 flight attendant time total : 1.75 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	546492
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 other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon takeoff from miami, plane seemed to be having problems during climb. Captain informed flight attendants of possible problem with trim and that we would return to miami. He informed passenger. We did not have any problems landing. Emergency vehicles verified met the flight. Then we returned to gate where plane was put OTS. Passenger were deplaned and rebooked on next flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 ON TKOF CLB DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO AN UNSPECIFIED FLT CTL TRIM PROB.

Narrative: UPON TKOF FROM MIAMI, PLANE SEEMED TO BE HAVING PROBS DURING CLB. CAPT INFORMED FLT ATTENDANTS OF POSSIBLE PROB WITH TRIM AND THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO MIAMI. HE INFORMED PAX. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBS LNDG. EMER VEHICLES VERIFIED MET THE FLT. THEN WE RETURNED TO GATE WHERE PLANE WAS PUT OTS. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND REBOOKED ON NEXT FLT.

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.