Incident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 26 MAR 2003 |
| Time: | 22:39 |
| Type: | Boeing 717-2BD |
| Operator: | AirTran Airways |
| Registration: | N957AT |
| C/n / msn: | 55019/5047 |
| First flight: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6304 |
| Cycles: | 4503 |
| Engines: | 2 BMW RR BR715-A2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 78 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), United States of America |
| New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 356 |
On final approach, the airplane suffered multiple electrical problems. The pilot lost some electrical systems and computer screens in the cockpit malfunctioned. The plane was about three miles from the airport at the time. The pilot landed the plane safely on runway 04 and initiated an evacuation on taxiway F. Nine passengers suffered minor injuries during the evacuation.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A failure of the left power control distribution unit (PCDU)." Events:
Sources:
» AP
» FAA
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Distance from Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA to New York-La Guardia Airport, NY as the crow flies is 1216 km (760 miles).
Distance from Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA to New York-La Guardia Airport, NY as the crow flies is 1216 km (760 miles).
