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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event DCA21LA208

2021-08-23 SeaTac, Washington, United States Airport · SEA Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N479AS

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING 737-990ER

Year of manufacture

2015 · 6 years old at event

Engine

CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E

Seats / Engines

222 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20150715

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5E29A

Registrant of record

ALASKA AIRLINES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The passenger’s use of the evacuation slide resulted in the serious injury.

Factual narrative

Even though an overheated passenger cell phone was put into a battery containment bag (BCB) by the cabin crew, a large amount of smoke remained in the cabin with a strong acrid smell. As a result, the captain commanded an evacuation on taxiway A spot 6A at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Seattle Washington. One passenger broke their elbow while descending on the evacuation slide. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-(general)-(general)-Related operating info

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_DCA21LA208.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.