# Incident 19920516021029I: Boeing 747251B, Seattle, WA, May 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1992, 10:43 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625US-2007-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251B (registry code 1384892, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- People aboard: 271
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,579 total, 938 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920516021029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE DEPLOYED AND SEPARATED ON APPROACH. SLIDE IMPROPERLY SECURED.

## Other reports on N625US (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930728030819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728030819I), Jul 28, 1993: Boeing 747251B (N625US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. NR3 engine lost power on climb. Shut engine down. Dumped fuel. Returned. Found 6th stage turbine blades damaged.
- [Incident 19880525039249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525039249I), May 25, 1988: Boeing 747251B (N625US), Chicago, IL. Passenger attacked flight attendant en route. Passenger restrained and monitored until removed by police at ord.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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