JonS Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 http://r721.livejournal.com/10526.html (yes, someone posted pictures)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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 .....shit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 .....shit....You cannot un-see that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 R.I.PHorrible way to go, can only hope it was fast and pain free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadTrainDriver Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 R.I.PHorrible way to go, can only hope it was fast and pain free.Could it possibly be any other way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Turned him into a paste! Read the comments. Some are hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 ive seen similar.. and im pretty desensitized.. just still makes ya go wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Could it possibly be any other way...Not that I can think of but I also haven't been sucked through a jet engine recently. I just hope it was seeing as it appears it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen3flygirl Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Turned him into a paste! Read the comments. Some are hilarious. "looks like your mothers ass after I got done with it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapesmuggler27 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Damn that sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 "looks like your mothers ass after I got done with it"That's fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen3flygirl Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 That's fucked up.Hi, have you met me? Besides that was someone else's comment not mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 that was someone else's comment not mine.I knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapesmuggler27 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hi, have you met me? Besides that was someone else's comment not mine.You will have to excuse her http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=57652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen3flygirl Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 You will have to excuse her http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=57652So much for you being the big spoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Friend request sent:fruit: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisknight Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Holy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wow, nothing left to even tell that was a person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 this was back in 2006...per cnnhttp://articles.cnn.com/2006-01-16/us/airplane.fatality_1_jet-engine-fatal-accident-passengers-and-five-crew?_s=PM:US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I bet he doesn't have the guts to do that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritz Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I bet he doesn't have the guts to do that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 did he die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 you guys are a bunch of sick bastards I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Italian anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Rip....I would of thought there would be safety device to keep this from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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