B737-200 veers off runway?
Any idea what this was all about?
DATE: 11.01.2005 LOCAL TIME: 16:45 LOCATION: Atlanta-Intl AP (KATL) / GA COUNTRY: USA
AIRLINE: Delta AL TYPE: Boeing 737-200 REGISTRATION: - C/N: - AGE: -
OPERATION: DSP FLIGHT No.: DL 782 FROM: Atlanta TO: St. Louis VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: PAX: 100 CREW: 5
FATALITIES: PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: minor
During takeoff run on runway 08L, the 737 suffered a "mechanical failure" and veered to the right of the runway. The pilots managed to stop the aircraft when it rolled onto muddy grass beneath the runway.