Atlas B762 near Phoenix on Mar 30th 2016, emergency slide inflated and separated from aircraft

Last Update: March 31, 2016 / 17:01:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-7531

Aircraft Registration
N767MW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-200

ICAO Type Designator
B762

An Atlas Air Boeing 767-200, registration N767MW performing flight 5Y-7531 from Dallas Love,TX to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was on approach to Phoenix when the right hand overwing emergency slides deployed outside of the aircraft, subsequently separated from the aircraft and fell to the ground in the back yard of a home next to Riverview Park at Phoenix. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Phoenix's runway 25L about 4 minutes later.

The FAA reported there were no injuries, the damage is being assessed. The occurrence has been rated an incident so far.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-7531

Aircraft Registration
N767MW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-200

ICAO Type Designator
B762

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