A B767-300 on takeoff at 400 ft AGL had the right wing overwing escape slide depart the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	415167
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco tower : fll
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	415167
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 221 flight time total : 8750 flight time type : 1687
ASRS Report	414614
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During climb out, the right wing slide warning light illuminated. We accomplished the steps in the checklist and contacted our line maintenance. Flight attendant reports and the first officer's visit to the cabin indicated that our overwing slide was not attached to the airplane. A message from our operations on the ground in orl confirmed that our slide was found on the runway environment. All system in the airplane were normal and with the concurrence of our line maintenance, we continued the flight to our destination. I deemed it as safe to continue and land at ord or to return to orl. Cruise, descent, approach and landing were uneventful. Upon landing, we found that the right overwing slide door had opened and the slide was missing. Only minor damage was discovered on the unpressurized skin area aft of the slide door. The incident is under investigation to determine reason why the door opened in-flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a new B767- 300 domestic confign with only 20 hours flight time. The reporter said no work was accomplished on the right overwing escape slide and nothing noted in the aircraft maintenance history pertaining to the slide or door. The reporter stated the only damage incurred was a small dent in the skin near the aft wheel well bulkhead. The reporter said no EICAS warning was present prior to takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 ON TKOF AT 400 FT AGL HAD THE R WING OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE DEPART THE ACFT.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT, THE R WING SLIDE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE STEPS IN THE CHKLIST AND CONTACTED OUR LINE MAINT. FLT ATTENDANT RPTS AND THE FO'S VISIT TO THE CABIN INDICATED THAT OUR OVERWING SLIDE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE AIRPLANE. A MESSAGE FROM OUR OPS ON THE GND IN ORL CONFIRMED THAT OUR SLIDE WAS FOUND ON THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. ALL SYS IN THE AIRPLANE WERE NORMAL AND WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF OUR LINE MAINT, WE CONTINUED THE FLT TO OUR DEST. I DEEMED IT AS SAFE TO CONTINUE AND LAND AT ORD OR TO RETURN TO ORL. CRUISE, DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. UPON LNDG, WE FOUND THAT THE R OVERWING SLIDE DOOR HAD OPENED AND THE SLIDE WAS MISSING. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE UNPRESSURIZED SKIN AREA AFT OF THE SLIDE DOOR. THE INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE REASON WHY THE DOOR OPENED INFLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A NEW B767- 300 DOMESTIC CONFIGN WITH ONLY 20 HRS FLT TIME. THE RPTR SAID NO WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE R OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE AND NOTHING NOTED IN THE ACFT MAINT HISTORY PERTAINING TO THE SLIDE OR DOOR. THE RPTR STATED THE ONLY DAMAGE INCURRED WAS A SMALL DENT IN THE SKIN NEAR THE AFT WHEEL WELL BULKHEAD. THE RPTR SAID NO EICAS WARNING WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO TKOF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.