Incident · 2006-05-17

NTSB case SEA06IA105 · Boeing 757-222 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2006-05-17
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 757-222 (N506UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The inadvertent deployment of the off-wing escape slide due to the inadequate latching of the slide compartment door following access by maintenance personnel.

Source: NTSB case SEA06IA105

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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