# NTSB Accident SEA06LA033
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-83** · 2005-12-27 · Seattle, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA06LA033
- **Event ID:** 20051229X02026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-27
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.44889, -122.309448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 142
- **Total aboard:** 142
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-83
- **Registration:** N979AS
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The ground personnel baggage handler failed to maintain clearance from the aircraft with cargo handling equipment during ground operations and inadvertently damaged the airplane's pressure bulkhead which subsequently decompressed during climb to cruise.

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