China Eastern B738 at Shenzhen on Oct 23rd 2017, flight attendant fell out of aircraft

Last Update: October 24, 2017 / 21:14:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5762

Destination
Kunming, China

Aircraft Registration
B-1703

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A China Eastern Boeing 737-800, registration B-1703 performing flight MU-5762 from Shenzhen to Kunming (China), was preparing for departure from the gate, a flight attendant attempted to close the left aft cabin door alone however fell out of the aircraft and landed on concrete almost 3 meters below the door. The flight attendant received serious injuries (fractures) and was taken to a hospital.

The aircraft was able to depart with a delay of about 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5762

Destination
Kunming, China

Aircraft Registration
B-1703

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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