Horror as plane mechanic sucked into Boeing passenger jet's engine and killed

The mechanic was doing routine maintenance on the Boeing 737-500 when he was reportedly sucked into the engine and killed when he went to grab one of his tools.

By Matthew Dooley, World News Editor, Lucy Sarret

12:14, Tue, Jul 9, 2024 | UPDATED: 14:17, Tue, Jul 9, 2024

CFM56-3 engine-cowling on the wing of Air Baltic Boeing 737-500 taxiing at Gatwick

A Boeing 737-500. (Image: Getty)

A mechanic has been killed after he was sucked into the engine of a Boeing 737-500 while working on the aircraft at Chabahar Konarak airport in southern Iran.

The mechanic, named Abolfazl Amiri, was reportedly doing routine maintenance when he attempted to grab a tool near the Varesh Airline aircraft and was sucked into its engine.

According to reports, the engine was turned on for a test check, and a safety area was set up around the turbine as standard practice.

Amiri, who realised he had accidentally left a tool behind, died as a result of getting too close to the powerful machinery.

The engine caught fire and emergency responders were quickly called in. They recovered Amiri’s remains from the engine.

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The engineer was sucked into the plane's engine (Image: Getty)

The Iranian aviation authority has since launched an investigation into the incident.

The Boeing arrived in Tehran early in the morning at 7:15 am and landed safely in Chabahar Konarak airport.

The maintenance undertaken by Amirir was a routine check to be performed once all passengers and crew had disembarked.

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This is not the first plane incident caused by a plane engine this year, as another person was killed in May by a KLM plane preparing for takeoff in Denmark.

However, further investigation revealed that the employee may have committed suicide.

Last year, another airport worker also died from being sucked into a plane engine at San Antonio International Airport in Texas.