An MD80 flight attendant reported that an oil leak in the left engine caused the captain to divert t...

Attributes
ACN	605567
Time
Date	200401
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
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	cruise : level ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 1
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 25.5 flight attendant time total : 25.5 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	605567
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain informed flight attendants that we would be diverting to atl due to oil leak in left engine. Landed without a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT AN OIL LEAK IN THE L ENG CAUSED THE CAPT TO DIVERT TO ATL.

Narrative: CAPT INFORMED FLT ATTENDANTS THAT WE WOULD BE DIVERTING TO ATL DUE TO OIL LEAK IN L ENG. LANDED WITHOUT A PROB.

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.

An MD80 flight attendant reported that an oil leak in the left engine caused the captain to divert to atl.