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Emergency escape slide from jumbo jet falls from plane and hits Mesa home
MESA, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) - It's really rare to hear of things falling from airplanes and hitting the ground, but that's what happened to one Mesa homeowner who says an aircraft's emergency slide hit her house. (www.azfamily.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The report says that the slide was from N767MW on approach to KPHX.
Here's a related story about the FAA directive to the airlines; http://www.wsj.com/articles/faa-proposes-fixes-to-boeing-767-emergency-escape-slides-1451607836
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By
Andy Pasztor
Updated Dec. 31, 2015 7:34 p.m. ET
Federal aviation regulators are proposing safety fixes for more than 300 Boeing 767 jetliners to prevent the unexpected deployment of emergency escape slides.
The preliminary Federal Aviation Administration directive, which would apply directly only to Boeing 767s operated by U.S. carriers, was prompted by what the agency described as “multiple reports of uncommanded escape slide inflation.” Foreign carriers flying hundreds of other 767s eventually would be expected to comply with the FAA’s final mandate.
The agency apparently doesn’t view the problem as posing an imminent hazard, because it envisions giving some airlines nearly four years to make the fixes.
The FAA’s proposal is unusual because it concerns slides possibly opening during normal operations, not problems with deployment during emergencies.
The agency typically has ordered airlines to address suspect slides because they may have a propensity to deploy improperly or fail to deploy altogether in emergency situations. There have been numerous such mandates over the past 15 years affecting aircraft from Boeing Co. as well as other plane makers.
Andy Pasztor
Updated Dec. 31, 2015 7:34 p.m. ET
Federal aviation regulators are proposing safety fixes for more than 300 Boeing 767 jetliners to prevent the unexpected deployment of emergency escape slides.
The preliminary Federal Aviation Administration directive, which would apply directly only to Boeing 767s operated by U.S. carriers, was prompted by what the agency described as “multiple reports of uncommanded escape slide inflation.” Foreign carriers flying hundreds of other 767s eventually would be expected to comply with the FAA’s final mandate.
The agency apparently doesn’t view the problem as posing an imminent hazard, because it envisions giving some airlines nearly four years to make the fixes.
The FAA’s proposal is unusual because it concerns slides possibly opening during normal operations, not problems with deployment during emergencies.
The agency typically has ordered airlines to address suspect slides because they may have a propensity to deploy improperly or fail to deploy altogether in emergency situations. There have been numerous such mandates over the past 15 years affecting aircraft from Boeing Co. as well as other plane makers.
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This was a "Ferry" flight. No Pax. I have flown several "Ferry" flights in my 30 year career and we always armed the exit doors. In my opinion, the Crew did not arm the exit doors. That locks the exits and slides. Never in my years have I heard of an event like this. In my opinion, the crew failed to do so. Although there might have been a malfunction.