Accident · 2002-04-15

NTSB case LAX02LA138 · Airbus Industrie A319-114 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2002-04-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A319-114 (N325NB)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Probable cause

The failure of an undetermined cabin crewmember to securely close an aft galley compartment door, which necessitated the injured crewmember leaving her seat to secure the compartment door.

Source: NTSB case LAX02LA138

Flight 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.

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