# NTSB Incident LAX93IA245
> **BOEING 757-222** · 1993-06-08 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93IA245
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12640
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1993-06-08
- **Location:** LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.949085, -118.400756
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 197
- **Total aboard:** 197
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 757-222
- **Registration:** N540UA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the inadvertent deployment of an overwing emergency excape slide due to the inadequate latching of the slide compartment door following access by maintenance personnel.  A factor in the accident was the inadequate door closing procedure specified by the manufacturer and the airline in the maintenance instructions.

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