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Boeing 767 flew out of the escape slide and crashed in front of a residence in Phoenix, USA

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When an Atlas Air Boeing 767 flew over Phoenix, Arizona a few days ago, one of the escape slides on the aircraft suddenly detached and crashed into the front garden of a residential house. A female resident experienced a dangerous situation. Fortunately, she was not hit, but she suffered a false alarm. No one was injured in the incident.

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon local time. When a Boeing 767 passenger plane was flying over Phoenix, Arizona, the escape slide installed on the wing of the passenger plane suddenly fell from 853 meters (about 2,800 feet) in the air and landed in the front garden of a house in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix. The passenger plane subsequently made an emergency landing at a nearby airport.

Self, a 31-year-old homeowner, described the incident as sudden and shocking. Self said there was a sudden loud bang at the time of the incident and the house was shaken. When he opened the door, he saw a large silver thing lying on the ground and smelled a sulfur-like smell, and a tree planted outside the home was destroyed.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the incident on Friday and launched an investigation. Spokesman Gregor said that only the escape slide fell during the incident and the door was still very secure. After the incident, the passenger plane landed safely at a nearby airport and no more serious accident occurred. The aircraft involved in the accident was not carrying passengers, only a crew.

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