A United Airlines plane made an emergency landing when an emergency slide apparently inflated in mid-air.
United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said today she did not know whether the slide deployed in the air or after the emergency landing, adding that an investigation was underway.
But a passenger told KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon, that the inflatable slide rolled out while the jet was in the air yesterday.
The Denver, Colorado-bound Boeing 757 returned to Portland after about 30 minutes into the flight.
McCarthy said an indicator light had showed that an inflatable emergency slide had deployed.
There are eight slides on the plane and the one that deployed was located over one of the jet’s wings at an emergency exit, she said. The exit door did not open.
The flight was carrying 189 people, including 182 passengers, airport spokesman Steve Johnson said.