Airport tragedy
Technician sucked in by engine – dead!
A tragedy occurred at an Iranian airport on Sunday during maintenance work on a Boeing 737-500. A technician was sucked in by a running engine and fatally injured.
Airport personnel were carrying out routine maintenance work on the Iranian Varesh Airlines aircraft after landing in Chahbahar. The right engine was being tested with the cover flaps open.
Technician only wanted to fetch tools
Normally, people are not allowed in the vicinity during such tests. However, a technician had forgotten tools and wanted to fetch them quickly. This led to a fatal incident. The worker was sucked in by the engine and was unable to get out.
It also caught fire. Although fire-fighting teams and rescue workers were quickly on the scene, they were still able to retrieve the remains of their colleague. Iranian authorities have launched an investigation. The passenger jet will remain on the ground until further notice.
Similar incident in Amsterdam
A similar incident occurred at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in May. There, too, an airport employee was caught in the deadly airstream. Investigations at the time revealed that the victim had voluntarily climbed into the engine to commit suicide.
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