# Incident 20050524008679I: Doug MD9030, Salt Lake City, UT, May 24, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2005, 11:10 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910DN-2024-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD9030
- People aboard: 113
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050524008679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2005, AT 1105 MDT, DELTA FLT #589, A MD-90-30, N910DN, ENROUTE FROM SALT LAKE CITY, (SLC) TO NEW ORLEANS (MSY) RETURNED TO SLC DUE TO AN IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT OF AN ESCAPE SLIDE. APPROX 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE A FLIGHT ATTENDANT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ TRIED TO MOVE A SNACK CART FROM ITS STOWED AREA IN THE REAR GALLEY, THE CART WAS SNAGGED ON THE DEPLOYMENT CABLE OF THE #2 LEFT DOOR SLIDE, AS SHE YANKED ON THE CART IT ACTIVATED THE INFLATION BOTTLE. THE SLIDE DEPLOYED INSIDE THE CABIN, PINNING THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT BETWEEN THE CART AND THE SEATS AT ROW 36. SHE SUFFERED A STRAINED LEFT ANKLE. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS FREED WITH THE HELP OF THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS, AND PASSENGERS, WHO WERE ABLE TO PUNCTURE THE SLIDE.

## Other reports on N910DN (1)

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

- [Incident 20191105020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191105020839I), Nov 5, 2019: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (N910DN), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. This office responded to a aircraft incident bird strike, assigned by the communication center, at kiah. The aircraft experienced a bird strike during takeoff…

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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