What happened
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(-23) On March 05, 2004, at approximately 1539 local time, airtran airways flight 852 Atlanta to minneapolis, did an emergency evacuation on runway 9 right at Atlanta hartsfield airport. Initial reports indicate that during takeoff and initial climb from Atlanta, the left generator went off line followed by loss of all electronic instrument system display units (du's) and radio communications. The lead flight attendant unable to communicate through the cabin interphone, began banging on cockpit door, yelling that smoke was in the cabin. The flight deck crew reported smelling an odor similar to electrical smoke, however no smoke was observed in the cockpit, L-2 flight attendant reported smoke coming from tailcone area or aft lav's. after emergency power and communications were reestablished, flight 852 declared an emergency and landed on rwy 9R evacuating the aircraft using forward and overwing exits. All occupants were evacuated including 116 revenue passengers, 2 lap children, and 5 crewmembers. During the evacuation one minor injury, a scraped knee.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 05, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1539 LOCAL TIME, AIRTRAN AIRWAYS FLIGHT 852 ATLANTA TO MINNEAPOLIS, DID AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON RUNWAY 9 RIGHT AT ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AIRPORT. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB FROM ATLANTA, THE LEFT GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ALL ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEM DISPLAY UNITS (DU'S) AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE CABIN INTERPHONE, BEGAN BANGING ON COCKPIT DOOR, YELLING THAT SMOKE WAS IN THE CABIN. THE FLIGHT DECK CREW REPORTED SMELLING AN ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL SMOKE, HOWEVER NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT, L-2 FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM TAILCONE AREA OR AFT LAV'S. AFTER EMERGENCY POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS WERE REESTABLISHED, FLIGHT 852 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RWY 9R EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT USING FORWARD AND OVERWING EXITS. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE EVACUATED INCLUDING 116 REVENUE PASSENGERS, 2 LAP CHILDREN, AND 5 CREWMEMBERS. DURING THE EVACUATION ONE MINOR INJURY, A SCRAPED KNEE.
NTSB investigation
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