AirTran evacuates plane in Atlanta

[dbaker]

AirTran evacuates plane in Atlanta

Passengers made an emergency evacuation from an AirTran Airways jet Friday after the pilots noticed a generator malfunction shortly after takeoff from Atlanta and returned to the airport.
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The captain ordered the evacuation after noticing an electrical smell in the cabin, AirTran spokesman Tad Hutcheson said.
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One passenger was injured when she scraped her knee while using the Boeing 717's emergency slide during the evacuation on the runway, said Hutcheson.
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The jet had 118 passengers and five crew members on board.
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Hutcheson said Flight 852 to Minneapolis, scheduled to depart at 2:05 p.m., was delayed more than an hour after the pilots saw a warning light for a malfunctioning thrust reverser as they taxied to the runway. They returned to the terminal.
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After the plane was checked out by mechanics, the flight took off at 3:22 p.m., but the pilots saw another warning light indicating a malfunctioning generator, and returned to Hartsfield-Jackson International and landed. All but the passenger injured in the evacuation continued their trip on another AirTran jet, Hutcheson said.

It's unclear if the plane made one or two emergency landings. The handful of mechanical problems combined with a poorly written article make a bad combination.

[BovineOne]

burn baby, burn!

[jetmech717]

Bovineone said:

burn baby, burn!

Now thats real mature! I may point out other airlines that have incidents, but I do not wish them upon any of them. This is the risk of flying. Although I must say the plane did just as it was supposed to do as far as when 1 system goes down the other carries the load. This is simular to the LGA flight in that the "PCDU" was involved, and It did internally fail, and when it did it sent a "Burnt" smell through the cabin. In this case though the other side picked op the load and power was not interrupted. The captain made a safe landing to bring the A/C back for repair. Although the flight attendants over-reacted....Its better to be safe than sorry. In all reality the plane could have kept flying safely but no need to keep going when you just took-off. Boeing flew in the next morning because they want to look at the problem. They have a "modified" unit to use instead of the ones that are giving us the problems. I'm personally am glad to see the manufaturer get involved with their plane when its a design flaw. Word to the wise Bovine......Grow-up!!! People get scared in those situations (fearing the worst I'm sure) no matter how minor the problem is.
And Baker.........

The handful of mechanical problems combined with a poorly written article make a bad combination.

since when is a thrust reverser fault a handful of mechanical problems?

[haze]

Originally Posted by dbaker

It's unclear if the plane made one or two emergency landings. The handful of mechanical problems combined with a poorly written article make a bad combination.

...It's pretty clear there was only one emergency landing. Sorry to disappoint you. And since when do two minor warning lights make up "a handful of mechanical problems"?

For informational purposes, the aircraft in question was only 18 months old. dbaker omitted that last portion of the article, probably so as to not draw any attention to the youngness of AirTran's fleet. That wouldn't fit the agenda. And I already know your reply to this one

You sure you're not an attorney, dbaker? Just like when a judge instructs a jury to disregard statements, those words are already out there weaving their web. "Two" emergency landings, a "handful" of mechanical problems, omitting the young age of the aircraft? Mission accomplished for you, you got it out there even though there weren't two emergency landings and there weren't a handful of mechanical problems. If you're not already, you'd make a terrific lawyer if you ever decided to give up consulting.

[haze]

Originally Posted by BovineOne

burn baby, burn!

If any of you ever had any doubt as to the agenda of some of those on this message board, BovineOne just made my point crystal clear.

[haze]

Originally Posted by jetmech717

I may point out other airlines that have incidents, but I do not wish them upon any of them.

Excellent point, every airline encounters this exact situation on a regular basis. It happens, to everybody, everywhere, often. I come across articles just like this one all the time, regarding all makes of aircraft, occuring at all the airlines. I just never consider it big enough of a deal to comment about, because it's not

If we were to post all the incidents involving warning lights, electrical smells, returning to the gate for maintenance, and other minor glitches for all of the airlines on their message boards, there wouldn't be much room for other discussion. This is simply the nature of air travel, and seeing the way AirTran handled the situation makes me confident that they are taking every precaution in ensuring the safety of their passengers

[haze]

Originally Posted by jetmech717

The captain made a safe landing to bring the A/C back for repair...Its better to be safe than sorry. In all reality the plane could have kept flying safely but no need to keep going when you just took-off.

It's precisely this type of extra-cautiousness that comforts me every time I board an AirTran plane. I know they are going the extra mile to ensure my family's safety on every flight.

[karl]

Although I have had serious concerns about Airtran's performance in other incidents, and I have an ongoing concern about the low sales volume of the 717 and its resulting orphan status, it appears to me that they handled this situation appropriately.

[haze]

It's nice to know there are still level-headed people out there who practice objectivism, like Karl. Quite a contrast to The Bovine One

[haze]

Originally Posted by dbaker

AirTran evacuates plane in Atlanta

As Does United in Orlando

Posted 2/5/2004 9:23 AM Updated 2/5/2004 9:35

Plane evacuated after passenger smells smoke

ORLANDO (AP) — An airplane scheduled to fly from Orlando to Chicago on Wednesday afternoon was evacuated after someone inside the cabin smelled smoke.
There was no fire, officials said, and no one was injured. The smoky smell came from a mechanical problem in either the airplane's heating or air conditioning system.

The 137 passengers and six crew members aboard the United Airlines Boeing 757 walked from the airplane into the terminal, The Orlando Sentinel reported.

Orlando International Airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell said no one was injured.

The airline was determining whether to bring in another airplane or place passengers on other flights.