Bird remains in engine of plane man almost sucked out of
Bird remains were found in the engine of a Ryanair Boeing 737 NG plane where a passenger was partially sucked through a broken window shortly after takeoff from Greece in July, the US National Transportation Safety Board said.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 NG plane had a bird-related incident shortly after taking off from Greece in July, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The plane, bound for Germany, experienced a loss of pressure and was forced to make an emergency landing. A preliminary NTSB report revealed that the right engine of the aircraft suffered a fan-blade-out failure during ascent, causing engine fragments to pierce the fuselage and depressurize the cabin.
Bird remains, including feathers, were discovered in various locations of the plane, including the forward face of the IDG oil cooler, a thrust reverser blocker door drag link, and the lower section of the engine fan case near the thrust reverser split flange. Four suspected bird strikes to the No 2 engine were reported by the flight crew in the 12 months leading up to the incident, though no damage was found during subsequent maintenance.
The loud bang sound, heard about nine minutes and 20 seconds after the start of takeoff, was captured on the cockpit voice recorder. The CFM engine, a joint venture between France's Safran and US-based General Electric, had been inspected in May with no findings. Ryanair, CFM, and Boeing have declined to comment on the matter, allowing the NTSB to lead the investigation into the incident.
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