# Accident 20020331026589A: Doug MD11, Charlotte, NC, March 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2002, 19:45 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 35.2142° N, 80.9431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2142&lon=-80.9431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809DE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020331026589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2002 A MCDONNEL DOUGLAS MD-11 WAS ENROUTE FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA TO LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA DUE TO A NUMBER 2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF 245 PASSENGERS AND CREW WAS CONDUCTED. DURING THE EVACUATION THE FORWARD RIGHT (R1) ESCAPE SLIDE FAILED TO PROPERLY DEPLOY BY INFLATING INSIDE THE CABIN. THE MALFUNCTIONED SLIDE PARTIALLY BLOCKED THE EXIT AND OBSTRUCTED THE EGRESS OF THE COCKPIT FLIGHT CREW. DURING COCKPIT EGRESS THE CREW BELIEVED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE INFLATED SIDE, AND PUNCTURED IT WITH THE CRASH AX. TWELVE (12) PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WITH FIVE (5) RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR BROKEN BONES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA075), Apr 1, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (N809DE), Charlotte, NC, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the aircraft operator to comply with, in a timely manner, on the No. 2 engine, Boeing Alert Service Bulletin MD11-71A086, resulting in the integrated drive generator feeder cable…

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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