Fri, Mar 28, 2003
Emergency Landing; 7~9 Injured in Evacuation
The
landing itself, a bit hurried to be sure, was fine; however,
reports say as many as nine PAX were injured when evacuating an Air
Tran 717 at LaGuardia (NY), after Flight 356 made its late-night
flight from Atlanta, Wednesday night.
The crew detected smoke and declared an emergency, and came
straight into the scheduled destination. The source of the smoke is
being sought.
There were sixty-three passengers and five crew members aboard.
The airport closed from 10:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., when one runway
was reopened.
Only three other 717 incidents show up in the NTSB's
directory:
- February 19, 2001: a TWA 717 sustained an in-flight thrust
reverser deployment following a takeoff from General Mitchell
International Airport
- August 9, 2001: a TWA 717's nose gear was unable to be
extended, an emergency was declared, and the airplane made an
emergency landing coming to rest on its nose and main landing
gear.
- January 11, 2003: a Hawaiian 717 experienced an uncommanded
roll to the left during the climb to cruise after departure.
According to the NTSB's database, this is the first time anyone
has been injured on a 717 flight.
** Report created 3/27/2003 Record
5 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 957AT
Make/Model: B712 Description:
717-200
Date: 03/27/2003 Time: 0347
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
Minor Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: LAGUARDIA State: NY Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIR TRAN AIRWAYS INC, TRS-356, B717-200 ACFT LANDED RUNWAY 4
AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, ON TAXIWAY F PASSENGERS EVACUATED VIA
CHUTES, 7 OCCUPANTS REPORTED INJURIES, AND UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO
THE ACFT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, LAGUARDIA,
NY
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
0
# Crew: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk: Y
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
7 Unk: Y
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase:
Landing Operation: Air Carrier
Departed: ATLANTA,
GA
Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: LAGUARDIA,
NY
Flt Plan: UNK
Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK
FAA FSDO: NEW YORK, NY
(EA15)
Entry date: 03/27/2003
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