What's the reason for the accident when a mechanic was sucked into the airliner engine?
Jul 10, 2024
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According to foreign media such as Daily Star and Bild magazine, aircraft mechanic Avolfazl Amiri was sucked into and killed at 7:15 a.m. on the 3rd (local time) at Chabahar Konarak Airport in Iran.
The Boeing 737-500 of Iran's Baresi Airlines, which landed at the airport on the same day, operated the engine on the right side for a test inspection with the engine cover open. Safety zones around the engine have also been established in accordance with regulations.
However, the mechanic reportedly had an accident while heading toward the engine turbine to get maintenance tools he had left near the engine.
The airport fire brigade extinguished the fire on the plane's engine and recovered the mechanic's remains.
Iranian aviation authorities are investigating the accident.
This is the second time this year that an airplane engine has been sucked into and killed.
On May 29, a Dutch airline KLM plane engine, which was preparing to take off at Amsterdam Airport in the Netherlands, was sucked into and killed.
Many passengers aboard the plane at the time of the incident reportedly witnessed the terrible scene.
The deceased is said to be an airport employee involved in taking off the plane.
Meanwhile, according to the YouTube channel 'Aviation Insider', the sharp blade of the engine fan blade rips a person into thousands of pieces, and parts of the body are pushed through the engine combustion chamber.
In addition, a typical commercial jet engine inhales 1.2 tons of air per second on takeoff, and humans can easily be sucked in by the power of this airflow.
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