(Belga) A ground staff worker of the airport Moscow-Sheremetyevo tuesday died when he was sucked in a CFM56 engine of a Boeing 737. The plane was starting the engines at that time. The autorities of the airport reported this accident wednesday.
(Belga) Een agent van het grondpersoneel van de luchthaven van Moskou-Cheremetievo is dinsdag omgekomen toen hij aangezogen werd door een turbine van een Boeing-737. Het vliegtuig maakte zich op dat moment klaar om te vertrekken. Dat hebben de autoriteiten van de vlieghaven woensdag gemeld.
By: Jeanske_SN - 15th July 2004 at 19:58
Engines often suck water from the tarmac. Seen it many times.
Tests prove that an RB211 can completely congest a bird of up to 7 pounds without any damage to the fan blades.
By: LBARULES - 15th July 2004 at 19:49
That is very sad, what a horrific way to go 🙁
By: Bmused55 - 15th July 2004 at 18:55
I heard that a japanese ramp rat threw himself into the engine of an ANA or JAL 777 to commit suicide.
any trusth in this? I cannot remember where I read it
By: GZYL - 15th July 2004 at 18:27
They do from time to time. I heard some stories from a RR employee… he’s seen IA2500’s suck all the tools out of a mechanics toolbox followed by the toolbox… and the engine was still in one piece! There’s also a story of a man going through an engine… but it was entirely the poor guys fault… he was trying to cross a runway on a moped, when an A320 was landing… he wasn’t quick enough and got sucked straight up off the moped and into the engine.
Powerful things jet engines… anone remember the story of a US Navy guy who got sucked into the engine of an A-7? He survived because the intake shrank insude the fuselage, so he got stuck. Lucky!!
By: John Boyle - 15th July 2004 at 17:20
Sad story
I haven’t heard of this type of accident for some time.
And I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one with a civilian jetliner.
I has just assumed that the newer turbofans didn’t have that kind of suction power.
Once I saw an F-16 doing a ground warm up on wet pavement and a tiny whirlwind/tornado of water was being sucked into the intake. An impressive show of power, especially since it was at idle throttle setting.
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th July 2004 at 17:00
Poor fella.
By: Stieglitz - 15th July 2004 at 16:58
Inderdaad een jammerlijke manier om te sterven.
These are accidents that sadly happen some times. The poor guy was at the wrong place at the wrong time. 🙁
J.V.
By: steve rowell - 15th July 2004 at 09:48
What a horrible way to die, God bless the poor Man
By: Papa Lima - 15th July 2004 at 08:32
Ghastly accident, sad reading.
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