Ryanair window man was sucked out of was broken by engine debris, report confirms
A report has found that a piece of engine fan blade debris likely broke the window of a Ryanair plane travelling from Thessaloniki to Munich in mid-July.
A preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that a piece of engine debris likely caused the window of a Ryanair plane to break during a mid-July flight from Thessaloniki to Munich. Ljubisa Karović was briefly sucked out of the plane, sustaining serious injuries to his head and right arm, which saved his life due to his seat belt and the assistance of other passengers.
The flight returned to Thessaloniki for an emergency landing after the crew experienced a high vibration engine alert during ascent. The plane's right engine experienced a fan-blade-out (FBO) failure, as confirmed by the NTSB. The report also noted that the plane had four bird strikes to the right engine in the 12 months preceding the incident.
Ryanair had previously stated that the crew had handled the situation exceptionally well, but Karović's lawyer disagreed, alleging that the cabin crew did not offer assistance to his client. The airline denies these claims, stating that they moved Karović to a different seat and provided an onboard doctor for his care upon landing.
Ryanair has now said it will not comment on the NTSB's preliminary report until a final report is published, at which point they may decide to offer compensation to Karović.
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