BOEING 737-990ER near SeaTac, WA — 2021-08-24
Final reportDCA21LA208
- Date
- 2021-08-24
- Location
- SeaTac, WA, USA
- Airport
- SEA
- Aircraft
- BOEING 737-990ER
- Registration
- N479AS
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The passenger’s use of the evacuation slide resulted in the serious injury.
NTSB narrative
Even though an overheated passenger cell phone was put into a battery containment bag (BCB) by the cabin crew, a large amount of smoke remained in the cabin with a strong acrid smell. As a result, the captain commanded an evacuation on taxiway A spot 6A at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Seattle Washington. One passenger broke their elbow while descending on the evacuation slide.
NTSB coding
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