Delta 757 Aborts Takeoff, 208 Evacuate In Atlanta

News Discussion
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More than 200 passengers and crew used the emergency exits and slides to evacuate a Delta Boeing 757 that aborted a takeoff at Atlanta on Friday morning. An engine caught fire while the plane was on the roll on an uncharacteristically snowy runway and the pilots hit the brakes. The aircraft had reached about 90 knots. Four people were treated for minor injuries. There were 201 passengers and seven crew members.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/delta-757-aborts-takeoff-208-evacuate-in-atlanta
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What ‘minor injuries’? It appears the plane is safely stopped on the tarmac. Except for some extra excitement likely no more traumatic than a normal landing. Due to the snow the deceleration forces were likely less than usual.

‘Something went wrong with a Boeing. How can I profit off this?’

My neck hurts!

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Evacuating down the slides can easily lead to sprained ankles, wrists, etc. if not worse especially for the elderly.

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Valid point I did not consider.

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Even worse if someone jumps of leading edge of wing, as happened in at least one evacuation of Pacific Western B737.

I forget if that was:

  • Calgary when engine burst started fire that penetrated cabin just as last of 120 pax were exiting other side
  • Emergency landing in Thunder Bay ON due credible bomb threat, crew commanded evacuation on the runway
    Or another case back then.

(Newer/larger airliners may have inflating thing outside fuselage that constrains passenger movement.)

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Evacuation slides are intended to get passengers off the airplane quickly, so once inflated, they’re both very steep and surprisingly slick, so you’re moving pretty fast by the bottom, and it’s easy for someone to injure themselves, especially if they’re older and/or have mobility issues.