Accident · 2005-12-26

NTSB case SEA06LA033 · McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2005-12-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (N979AS)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The ground personnel baggage handler failed to maintain clearance from the aircraft with cargo handling equipment during ground operations and inadvertently damaged the airplane's pressure bulkhead which subsequently decompressed during climb to cruise.

Source: NTSB case SEA06LA033

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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