What happened
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(-23) Briefing paper; subject: aircraft evacuation; background: delta flight 1416, August 23, 2002; MD-88, N923DL, 116 passengers (2 pilots, 3 flight attendants); atl-msp; during taxi to runway 26L at atl, the aircraft experienced odor and then smoke in the cabin; aircraft was evacuated on taxiway e in front of the delta jet base at 1308L; discussion: during taxi to runway 26L at atl, the cockpit was notified by flight attendants that the aft cabin was experiencing an odor and passengers were complaining of burning eyes; the aircraft was stopped to further assess the situation; smoke/mist was coming out of the gasper vents and the decision was made to evacuate the aircraft; the captain initiated the evacuation. All exits and slides used, 1L 2L and 1R, with no reported problems; evacuation of the aircraft took approximately 3 minutes. One (1) passenger was taken to the hospital for evaluation, she had minor facial abrasions, was treated and released; initial indications are that a hydraulic line ruptured near the APU inlet; no previous maintenance history related to this problem; conclusion: NTSB notification is complete.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BRIEFING PAPER; SUBJECT: AIRCRAFT EVACUATION; BACKGROUND: DELTA FLIGHT 1416, AUGUST 23, 2002; MD-88, N923DL, 116 PASSENGERS (2 PILOTS, 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS); ATL-MSP; DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY 26L AT ATL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ODOR AND THEN SMOKE IN THE CABIN; AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY E IN FRONT OF THE DELTA JET BASE AT 1308L; DISCUSSION: DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY 26L AT ATL, THE COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS THAT THE AFT CABIN WAS EXPERIENCING AN ODOR AND PASSENGERS WERE COMPLAINING OF BURNING EYES; THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED TO FURTHER ASSESS THE SITUATION; SMOKE/MIST WAS COMING OUT OF THE GASPER VENTS AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT; THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE EVACUATION. ALL EXITS AND SLIDES USED, 1L 2L AND 1R, WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS; EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. ONE (1) PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION, SHE HAD MINOR FACIAL ABRASIONS, WAS TREATED AND RELEASED; INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT A HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED NEAR THE APU INLET; NO PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE HISTORY RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM; CONCLUSION: NTSB NOTIFICATION IS COMPLETE.
Other reports on N923DL · 2
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