The problem with subcontracting service to another carrier is that you don't control them. Looks like Ryan had a little problem this week, as shown below. Embarassing for Airtran? Happy to be getting their own planes?



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** Report created 7/15/2004 Record 1 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: RYNA Make/Model: A320 Description: A-320
Date: 07/12/2004 Time: 1600

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: ATLANTA State: GA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT RETURNED TO ATLANTA, GA DUE TO LEFT ENGINE COWLING FALLING OFF. ACFT
LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO GROUND INJURIES REPORTED. COWLING RECOVERED BY
UNION CITY POLICE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. ATLANTA, GA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED



OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Take-off Operation: Air Carrier

Departed: ATLANTA, GA Dep Date: 07/12/2004 Dep. Time: 1600
Destination: UNKN Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont: UNKN
Last Clearance: UNKN

FAA FSDO: COLLEGE PARK, GA (SO11) Entry date: 07/14/2004