# Incident 20040531010539I: Boeing 757251, Anchorage, AK, May 31, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2004, 14:13 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 61.1744° N, 149.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1744&lon=-149.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- People aboard: 187
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04IA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531010539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NORTHWEST GATE AGENT OPENED AIRCRAFT DOOR 1L, WHILE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STILL HAD HER HAND ON THE HANDLE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST.

## 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 ANC04IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04IA058), May 31, 2004: Boeing 757-251 (N550NW), Anchorage, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight attendant to follow the appropriate door opening procedure by remaining clear of the door handle when the passenger door was opened from the outside by customer service…

## Other reports on N550NW (1)

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

- [Accident 20030119000609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030119000609A), Jan 19, 2003: Boeing 757251 (N550NW), New York, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) N550NW, a Boeing-757 parked on gate #9 at nwaa laguardia terminal. During pre-flight inspection being accomplished by captain, collision occurred.…

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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