- The mechanic was performing routine maintenance work on a Boeing 737-500.
A mechanic was sucked into the engine of a Boeing passenger jet and died at Chabahar Konarak airport in southern Iran after he went to retrieve a tool near the plane.
Local mechanic Abolfazl Amiri was performing routine maintenance work on the Boeing 737-500 of Iran’s national carrier Varesh Airline when he was sucked into the engine.
According Image, The right-hand engine had been started for a test run with the cowl covers open. A safety zone had been set up around the engine, as is customary.
But when Amiri realized he had forgotten a tool in the engine, he turned back and was sucked in and died before the engine caught fire.
Amiri’s remains were recovered after airport firefighters arrived at the scene.
The Varesh Airlines Boeing 737-500 (EP-VAF) was parked at Chabahar Airport, Iran, while the right engine was undergoing maintenance. While the engine was running, a ground engineer who entered the safety zone was sucked into the turbine and died instantly.
Local mechanic Abolfazl Amiri was performing routine maintenance work on the Boeing 737-500 of Iran’s national carrier Varesh Airline when he was sucked into the engine.
The fatal incident occurred at Chabahar Konarak airport in southern Iran.
Iran’s aviation authority has ordered an investigation into the crash.
In May, a man died after being sucked into the engine of a KLM passenger plane at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport.
Passengers and crew members on board the Embraer 190 aircraft, which KLM uses for its Cityhopper service to nearby destinations, told a local outlet that a “hellish noise” was coming from the engine, which quickly began spewing smoke.
The Royal Dutch Military Police, which investigated the incident, later said the man “intentionally climbed onto the engine, indicating that this was a case of suicide.”
They also said he had been “identified as an employee of a company operating at the airport.”
Emergency crews carried out a “massive” response after the horrific tragedy was reported at around 3pm, with an image released by public broadcaster NOS showing the plane surrounded by fire trucks and ambulances.
In May, a person was sucked into the engine of a KLM plane at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport.
File photo. A KLM Boeing 747 takes off from the runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It was reported that 190 passengers and crew were on board the Embraer aircraft at the time of the incident.
Flight 1341 was scheduled to depart from Schiphol in the Netherlands for Billund in Denmark at 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday.
Initial reports left it unclear whether the victim was traveling with the airline or working at the airport.
In 2022, an Alabama airport baggage handler died after being sucked into the engine of an American Airlines plane while it was parked before its scheduled flight to Dallas.
The airport worker who died after being sucked so violently into the engine of a newly landed plane that it shook the entire aircraft was a mother of three and had been repeatedly warned to stay back.
The tragedy occurred on New Year’s Eve at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama. The victim was later identified as Courtney Edwards, 34, who worked as a ground agent for Piedmont Airlines.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s initial report said Edwards died after getting too close to the engine of an Embraer E175 aircraft operated by American Eagle.
The report noted that Edwards failed to heed multiple warnings to stay away from the engines as the plane shut down.
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