<< >> NASA ASRS Report 871018, January 2010

A B737 flight attendant reported returning to the departure airport after an engine malfunction shortly after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	871018
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 11 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 5 Flight Attendant Total 13 Flight Attendant Type 20
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Flight attendants were seated during take-off; possible turbulence. We were about 15 minutes into the flight when we felt and heard the engine noise (later described as an engine surge). The captain called; told us we were going back to our departure airport. No time to do a planned emergency list. We landed heavy due to the fuel. The runway was wet. Flight attendants were preparing (in our heads) for a possible evacuation which did not happen. Passengers stayed seated after landing and there was no chaos. We did land safely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 Flight Attendant reported returning to the departure airport after an engine malfunction shortly after takeoff.

Narrative: Flight attendants were seated during take-off; possible turbulence. We were about 15 minutes into the flight when we felt and heard the engine noise (later described as an engine surge). The Captain called; told us we were going back to our departure airport. No time to do a planned emergency list. We landed heavy due to the fuel. The runway was wet. Flight Attendants were preparing (in our heads) for a possible evacuation which did not happen. Passengers stayed seated after landing and there was no chaos. We did land safely.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.