Report Details

Type: Loss Date of Incident: May 4, 2005 – approx 1230 am Location: LAX Routing:
NW 300 LAX-MSP NW 454 MSP-JAN AWB:
012 LAX 36263010 Description of Animal: Cat, named “Simbi” Description of Incident: The cat escaped from its kennel while being transferred from the cargo warehouse to the passenger terminal. Cause of the Incident: Poor kennel design. Insufficient locking mechanisms on the kennel caused the door to inadvertently open during normal handling. The kennel was not damaged in this incident. Corrective Action Taken: NW sent a letter to the kennel manufacturer asking that the double-latch “vault” door found on some of its kennels be incorporated on all kennels throughout its product line.