I am not sure if the following information has been posted. The findings by the NTSB are laid out in this article which appeared in yesterday's Miami Herald.
Peace,
Art Tang
IMA
Posted on Fri, Mar. 03, 2006
Florida business briefs
From Miami Herald Staff and Wire Services
AVIATION
Flight attendant's death result of 'pilot error'
Federal investigators have concluded that pilot error led to an
American Airlines flight attendant being sucked out of a plane during
an emergency landing more than five years ago, killing him.
American Flight 1291 took off from Miami for Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
with 121 passengers on Nov. 20, 2000. During the emergency descent
back to Miami, there were pressurization problems, and the captain
ordered the evacuation, according to the National Transportation
Safety Board.
When the plane was on the ground, flight attendant Jose Chiu, 34, of
New York, struggled to unfasten the front cabin door, and it exploded
open. He fell two stories to the tarmac.
NTSB investigators concluded that pilots had not used a manual control
to depressurize the plane. As a result, excessive pressure built up in
the cabin causing the door to suddenly open.
Peace,
Art Tang
IMA
Posted on Fri, Mar. 03, 2006
Florida business briefs
From Miami Herald Staff and Wire Services
AVIATION
Flight attendant's death result of 'pilot error'
Federal investigators have concluded that pilot error led to an
American Airlines flight attendant being sucked out of a plane during
an emergency landing more than five years ago, killing him.
American Flight 1291 took off from Miami for Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
with 121 passengers on Nov. 20, 2000. During the emergency descent
back to Miami, there were pressurization problems, and the captain
ordered the evacuation, according to the National Transportation
Safety Board.
When the plane was on the ground, flight attendant Jose Chiu, 34, of
New York, struggled to unfasten the front cabin door, and it exploded
open. He fell two stories to the tarmac.
NTSB investigators concluded that pilots had not used a manual control
to depressurize the plane. As a result, excessive pressure built up in
the cabin causing the door to suddenly open.
