Bird remains found in engine after passenger nearly gets sucked out of Ryanair window
Other passengers helped to pull the injured passenger back into the cabin
A passenger on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany was partially sucked into a broken window when a fan blade broke off from an engine on a Boeing 737 operated by Malta Air. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found bird remains, including feathers, on damaged parts of the engine during its investigation. The flight had to return to the departure airport after the incident.
The NTSB reported that high vibration warnings were issued to the flight crew, and a loud bang was heard while the plane was climbing. Despite recent inspections in May 2023, no damage was found, but bird remains were discovered in two previous cases. The NTSB emphasized that the compliance deadline for FAA airworthiness directives aimed at enhancing engine resilience against vibrations is July 2028, and these directives should be reconsidered in light of this accident.
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