B767-300 crew declares an emergency and returns to land.

Attributes
ACN	699808
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	699808
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain said there was problem with a valve in one of the engines. I heard that this airplane had the same problem before according to the maintenance log and it was fixed. We flew around until kind of disposed all the fuel; but the captain said we were 70000 pounds overweight still so he declare an emergency for the crew to be aware but not the passenger. The captain that day came almost in time for departure. These pilots are always late so I do not know how they check the airplane. Anyway the first officer did a beautiful landing and nothing happened. We went to the gate normally follow by fire trucks and ambulances.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 CREW DECLARES AN EMER AND RETURNS TO LAND.

Narrative: CAPT SAID THERE WAS PROB WITH A VALVE IN ONE OF THE ENGS. I HEARD THAT THIS AIRPLANE HAD THE SAME PROB BEFORE ACCORDING TO THE MAINT LOG AND IT WAS FIXED. WE FLEW AROUND UNTIL KIND OF DISPOSED ALL THE FUEL; BUT THE CAPT SAID WE WERE 70000 LBS OVERWT STILL SO HE DECLARE AN EMER FOR THE CREW TO BE AWARE BUT NOT THE PAX. THE CAPT THAT DAY CAME ALMOST IN TIME FOR DEP. THESE PLTS ARE ALWAYS LATE SO I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY CHK THE AIRPLANE. ANYWAY THE FO DID A BEAUTIFUL LNDG AND NOTHING HAPPENED. WE WENT TO THE GATE NORMALLY FOLLOW BY FIRE TRUCKS AND AMBULANCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.