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(yes, someone posted pictures and comments below the article)

 

A mechanic standing near a Boeing 737 at El Paso International Airport in Texas was sucked into one of the engines and killed Monday, officials said.

 

Continental Airlines Flight 1515 was preparing to take off for Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston when "a maintenance-related engine run-up of the right-hand engine" was carried out, said Roland Herwig, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration's southwest region in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

"Someone on the ground was sucked into the engine," he said.

 

In a written statement, Continental Chairman and CEO Larry Kellner said the person killed was a mechanic who worked for one of the airline's suppliers.

 

"My fellow coworkers and I extend our heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of the mechanic involved in this tragic event," Kellner said.

 

The 737-500 was carrying 114 passengers and five crew members at the time of the accident, he said.

 

"Continental is coordinating assistance for passengers who need help dealing with this tragedy," Kellner said. "Continental's Employee Assistance Program team is also flying to El Paso to meet with employees."

 

He said the incident occurred during a maintenance check in preparation for the plane's departure.

 

A spokeswoman for Boeing said Monday's incident is not the first such accident. "It doesn't happen very often," spokeswoman Liz Verdier said. "It has happened in the past."

 

Either way, she said, the responsibility lies with Continental: "The airlines are responsible for their safety procedures."

 

The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team of investigators from its office in Denver, Colorado, Herwig said.

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pics = holy shit!

 

Never seen that before. I remember seeing the footage of someone getting sucked into an engine on an aircraft carrier, but they came out the other side alright and survived. This shit is straight out of a horror movie.

 

RIP

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LOL i didnt see that last picture until now. I wonder if anyone got sprayed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

people sitting with in 100 yards....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you will get wet

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Never seen that before. I remember seeing the footage of someone getting sucked into an engine on an aircraft carrier, but they came out the other side alright and survived. This shit is straight out of a horror movie.

 

RIP

 

No he did not dummy. That is not physically possible, if you know anything about a jet engine's cross section, especially on one the size in that situation (low bypass, i.e. no fan). That DID happen, but in that case what happened was his helmet saved him... it was sucked off his head, and destroyed all hte blades before he could get to them. so the helmet took the damage, and he was just stuck in the inlet.

 

In this case, you have a much larger engine (though still small on the relative scale) with a high bypass fan, so even if hte helmet came off, all those titanium blades would have to be destroyed before he would have been okay, not ot mention get there first...

 

 

Regarding hte engine that sucked the mechanic in... Here is some scary perspective: When the starter air valve gets stuck, a mechanic has to open it manually to start the engines (meaning he is right next to the engine) via putting a long drive into a hole and turning 90 degrees. From the mechanic a spoke to once, when you do this, you can see hte gravel on the ground in front of the engine start to vibrate and lift off the ground.

 

In the case of the guy getting sucked in, the engine must have gone high enough above ground idle to create the thrust to suck him in.

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No he did not dummy. That is not physically possible, if you know anything about a jet engine's cross section, especially on one the size in that situation (low bypass, i.e. no fan). That DID happen, but in that case what happened was his helmet saved him... it was sucked off his head, and destroyed all hte blades before he could get to them. so the helmet took the damage, and he was just stuck in the inlet.

 

My bad then. In the video it looks like he comes out the back, but it's pretty poor quality.

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No he did not dummy. That is not physically possible, if you know anything about a jet engine's cross section, especially on one the size in that situation (low bypass, i.e. no fan). That DID happen, but in that case what happened was his helmet saved him... it was sucked off his head, and destroyed all hte blades before he could get to them. so the helmet took the damage, and he was just stuck in the inlet.

 

In this case, you have a much larger engine (though still small on the relative scale) with a high bypass fan, so even if hte helmet came off, all those titanium blades would have to be destroyed before he would have been okay, not ot mention get there first...

 

 

Regarding hte engine that sucked the mechanic in... Here is some scary perspective: When the starter air valve gets stuck, a mechanic has to open it manually to start the engines (meaning he is right next to the engine) via putting a long drive into a hole and turning 90 degrees. From the mechanic a spoke to once, when you do this, you can see hte gravel on the ground in front of the engine start to vibrate and lift off the ground.

 

In the case of the guy getting sucked in, the engine must have gone high enough above ground idle to create the thrust to suck him in.

 

Yes, he did. Mr. Mean face.

 

 

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