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Texas: Falling Parts

What: Aruban Airbus A319 en route from Dallas Love Field
Where: Dallas
When: Tuesday November 10, 1:30 pm
Who: maintenance crew
Why: While on a maintenance flight, the privately owned airbus lost a hundred lb. inflatable emergency slide and its storage door over an apartment complex on “webchapel.”

Maintenance was being performed by Associated Air Center. Air Traffic Control was notified of the falling parts by someone witnessing the event, and the flight was immediately recalled.

A search is being performed for the rogue door.

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