Horror as mechanic is sucked into a Boeing passenger jet’s engine and killed after he went to retrieve a tool near aircraft at international airport
- The mechanic was performing routine maintenance on a Boeing 737-500
A mechanic was sucked into the engine of a Boeing passenger plane at Chabahar Konarak airport in southern Iran and died as he went to retrieve tools from the plane.
Local mechanic Abolfazl Amiri was carrying out routine maintenance work on the Boeing 737-500 of Iranian carrier Varesh Airlines when he was sucked into the engine.
According to Image, The engine on the right had been started for a test run with the valves open. A safety zone had been set up around the engine, as is normally required.
But when Amiri realized he had forgotten a tool on the bike, he went back in, got sucked in and died before the bike caught fire.
Amiri’s remains were recovered after airport firefighters arrived at the scene.
VareshAirlines Boeing 737-500 (EP-VAF) was parked at Chabahar Airport, Iran, when maintenance was performed on the right engine. While the engine was running, a ground engineer who entered the safety zone was sucked into the turbine and died instantly
Local mechanic Abolfazl Amiri was performing routine maintenance on the Boeing 737-500 of Iranian domestic carrier Varesh Airlines when he was sucked into the engine
The deadly incident took place at Chabahar Konarak airport in southern Iran
Iran’s aviation authority has ordered an investigation into the accident.
In May, a man died after being sucked into the engine of a KLM passenger plane at Schiphol Airport.
Passengers and crew on board the Embraer 190 aircraft, which KLM uses for Cityhopper flights to nearby destinations, told local media that a “hellish noise” came from the engine, which soon started emitting smoke.
The Royal Marechaussee, which investigated the incident, later reported that the man ‘deliberately climbed into the engine, which indicates that it was a case of suicide’.
They also said he was “identified as an employee of a company operating at the airport.”
Emergency services mounted a “huge” response after the horrific tragedy was reported around 3 p.m. Public broadcaster NOS posted a photo showing the plane surrounded by fire trucks and ambulances.
In May, a person was sucked into the engine of a KLM plane at Schiphol
File photo. A KLM Boeing 747 takes off from the runway at Schiphol, Amsterdam. Passengers and crew were reportedly on board the Embraer 190 aircraft when the incident occurred
Flight 1341 was scheduled to depart from Schiphol in the Netherlands at 2.25pm on Wednesday for Billund in Denmark.
Initial reports did not indicate whether the victim was traveling with the airline or worked at the airport.
In 2022, a baggage handler at an Alabama airport was killed after being sucked into the engine of an American Airlines plane while the aircraft was parked for its scheduled flight to Dallas.
The airport worker who died after being sucked into the engine of a recently landed plane so hard it shook the entire aircraft was a mother of three and had been repeatedly warned to stay away.
The tragedy occurred on New Year’s Eve at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama. The victim was later identified as 34-year-old Courtney Edwards, who worked as a ground agent for Piedmont Airlines.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s initial report said Edwards died after flying too close to the engine of an American Eagle Embraer E175 jetliner.
The report found that Edwards ignored warnings to stay away from the engines while the plane was being shut down.