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| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 2016 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-277 |
| Owner/operator: | Atlas Air |
| Registration: | N767MW |
| MSN: | 22694/32 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 54127 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL) |
| Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Atlas Air GTI7531 was on approach to Phoenix when an emergency slide deployed on the outside of the aircraft. It separated from the fuselage and fell to the ground from 2800 ft in a residential area of Mesa, AZ.
The aircraft landed without incident.
Sources:
FAA
http://www.azfamily.com/story/31606314/emergency-escape-slide-from-jumbo-jet-falls-from-plane-and-hits-mesa-home
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N767MW
https://worldairlinenews.com/tag/n767mw/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jffi6lKIagA
Location
Images:
Media:
FAA confirms plane's emergency slide deployed at 2,800 feet, then landed in Mesa, #Arizona front yard! #CBS5AZat10 pic.twitter.com/cZ5e0JDUSh
— Preston Phillips (@PrestonTVNews) March 31, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2016 15:00 | harro | Added |
| 31-Mar-2016 15:12 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 31-Mar-2016 16:13 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Source, ] |
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