Incident · 2005-04-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-04-28
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (N277WA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- World Airways Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WORLD AIRWAYS INC
Probable cause
The inadequate installation of the cockpit security door locking device, which resulted in smoke in the cockpit during normal cruise, and a precautionary landing. A factor associated with the incident was the manufacturer's insufficiently defined installation instructions.
Source: NTSB case ANC05IA064Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.