Incident Overview
Description
A Boeing 767-300, Icelandic registration TF-ARA, registered to Air Atlanta Icelandic, and operated for Southern Winds Lineas Aereas, experienced a separation of the left off wing slide during takeoff at the Ezieza International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina. The flight was a scheduled international passenger flight from Buenos Aires to Miami, Florida. The aircraft received minor damage to the fuselage skin. No injuries were reported from the 157 passengers and 11 crew members. The flight was originating at the time of the incident. Cause During a regular passenger transport flight, during the take-off run, accidental inflation and detachment of an emergency slide due to failure of the opening system, without indication of such deployment in the cockpit.
Source of Information
https://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363620.pdf, https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20021121X05498&ntsbno=MIA03WA011&akey=1, http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b767-28206.htm, https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363620.pdfhttps://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363620.pdf, https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20021121X05498&ntsbno=MIA03WA011&akey=1, http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b767-28206.htm, https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363620.pdfPrimary Cause
Accidental inflation and detachment of an emergency slide due to failure of the opening system, without indication of such deployment in the cockpit.Accidental inflation and detachment of an emergency slide due to failure of the opening system, without indication of such deployment in the cockpit.Share on:
