US to take lead in probe into Ryanair Boeing 737 engine failure over Greece
Investigators say an engine part broke away, causing rapid cabin depressurization and injuring a 61-year-old passenger who was pulled back inside.
- On Thursday, The National Transportation Safety Board announced it is leading the investigation into a Ryanair flight from Greece where a window dislodged last week, partially sucking a passenger outside the aircraft.
- Operated by Malta Air, a Ryanair subsidiary, the Boeing 737-800 departed Thessaloniki on July 10 headed for Memmingen near Munich when the cabin lost pressure shortly after takeoff.
- A 61-year-old passenger suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns; the aircraft descended from 15,000 feet to about 6,000 feet within six minutes of departure.
- After circling for roughly 30 minutes to burn fuel, the aircraft returned to Thessaloniki about an hour after takeoff; The NTSB disclosed an engine issue that Ryanair has not publicly addressed.
- Former airline captain Shye Gilad, who teaches at Georgetown University, explained that window blowouts cause rapid decompression and noted, "It's a difference maker and people should keep their seat belts fastened at all times.
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tubantia.nlThe US National Security Board (NTSB) is going to investigate the Ryanair incident in July in which a Serbian passenger was sucked out of a window during a flight. Panic broke out on board the aircraft and an emergency landing had to be made.
A routine flight from Greece turned into a terrifying fight for survival
The incident occurred July 10 shortly after the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft departed Thessaloniki, Greece, on a flight bound for Germany. According to investigators, a piece of the aircraft’s engine broke away and struck a passenger window, causing a rapid loss of cabin pressure that forced the crew to declare an emergency and divert the flight, Reuters reported.
US investigators take over probe into Ryanair flight where passenger was almost sucked out of window
The US National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it will lead the investigation into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Ryanair Boeing 737's broken window over Greece last week.
US investigators take over probe into Ryanair window incident
The investigation into the Ryanair flight incident that left a passenger partially sucked out of a shattered window will be led by US aviation authorities. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has confirmed it will oversee the probe after Greece delegated responsibility for the investigation. The terrifying incident happened shortly after a Ryanair Boeing […]
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