UA flight diverts after slide activates inflight.

[markis10]

An evacuation slide accidentally inflated mid-flight on a United Airlines jet bound to California Sunday night, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Kansas. After landing, passenger Sara Schroeder tweeted: "Gentlemen in shiny metallic suits checking out the @united plane." Nobody was injured, the airline said.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...ter-evacuation-slide-opens-mid-flight-n144066

 

[Major]

I notice that article mentions a rapid descent whereas Incident: United B737 near Wichita on Jun 29th 2014, emergency slide inflated in flight talks about a normal descent

 

[markis10]

Looks reasonably rapid as 3000fpm

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1463/history/20140630/0119Z/KORD/KSNA

 

[sydks]

Yikes! I hope no one was in the rear galley when that thing went off! I have a feeling a person would have come off 2nd best!

 

[TomVexille]

Yikes! I hope no one was in the rear galley when that thing went off! I have a feeling a person would have come off 2nd best!

My thoughts exactly. Lucky nobody was hurt.