Broken engine part shattered the Ryanair flight window that a passenger’s head got sucked into: NTSB
WASHINGTON: An engine fan blade broke off on a Ryanair flight and sent parts flying that shattered a plane window shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, which caused a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, US investigators said Thursday.
The broken fan blade that flew out of the engine shattered the window and damaged the plane’s fuselage in several other places, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its report.
The NTSB said it found bird remains inside the engine, suggesting the plane may have struck birds as it took off.
The terrifying incident happened shortly after the Ryanair plane took off from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on July 10. Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling after the window broke and the cabin lost pressure.
