Nice job, Delta Crew

[Ty Webb]

To the 717 crew with the dual generator failure going in to ATL yesterday during IMC and dodging thunderstorms - nice work. Glad it turned out OK. Would like to know if they found out what the hell caused a dual failure?

 

[Ex737Driver]

Isn't someone here supposed to say "SWA"?

 

[acaTerry]

Isn't someone here supposed to say "SWA"?

Dang that's a good one! Thanks for the laugh.

 

[Ty Webb]

Well, we did play a quick game of chicken with one of the CFR trucks on Foxtrot, but he was going SLOW.

 

[pilotyip]

APU gen working?

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

To the 717 crew with the dual generator failure going in to ATL yesterday during IMC and dodging thunderstorms - nice work. Glad it turned out OK. Would like to know if they found out what the hell caused a dual failure?

Apparently the captain was wearing cowboy boots.

 

[wood pecker]

I remember in training they said don't crank the APU or it could drain the battery and the response from the instructor was always fly with the APU running. (jokingly sort of)

 

[Remington]

Did he maintain the proper ATL speeds?

 

[wood pecker]

The ATL speed problem is because just about everywhere SW flies out west from what I have seen, it's check on with approach then immediately call the field in sight regardless if I see the dam thing then drop everything to do a base turn inside the FAF... touch down slam on the brakes to make first turn off then kill the APU once the brakes are set and roast everyone.

So when ATL says descend to 4,000 plan on short approach they are programmed to slow then drop the gear and turn inside the FAF when ATL really means 10 mile final. If I did the same thing for 20 years it would be hard to change maybe, too.
My last few ATL trips were perfect so I think the problem is fixed.

 

[Flyer1015]

To the 717 crew with the dual generator failure going in to ATL yesterday during IMC and dodging thunderstorms - nice work. Glad it turned out OK. Would like to know if they found out what the hell caused a dual failure?

Did someone leave the iPad behind the thrust levers, in front of the cut-off switches?