Airplane mechanic ****** into jet engine.
EL PASO, Texas — An airplane mechanic was killed Monday morning after he was ****** into a jet's engine while passengers were boarding from the tarmac, officials said.
"A mechanic walked in front of the engine and was pulled into the engine," National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Lauren Peduzzi said.
She said she didn't know if any passengers saw the accident as they boarded Continental Airlines flight 1515 to Houston. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the worker was ****** into the right engine of the 737-500.
The mechanic's identity wasn't released, but Continental identified the victim as an employee of one of Continental's suppliers. Continental released few other details about what it called a "ground incident" at El Paso International Airport.
There were 114 passengers and five crew members boarding the plane.
Peduzzi said there had been an earlier problem with the Number 2 engine, so the engine's metal covering was open at the time of the accident.
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EL PASO, Texas — An airplane mechanic was killed Monday morning after he was ****** into a jet's engine while passengers were boarding from the tarmac, officials said.
"A mechanic walked in front of the engine and was pulled into the engine," National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Lauren Peduzzi said.
She said she didn't know if any passengers saw the accident as they boarded Continental Airlines flight 1515 to Houston. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said the worker was ****** into the right engine of the 737-500.
The mechanic's identity wasn't released, but Continental identified the victim as an employee of one of Continental's suppliers. Continental released few other details about what it called a "ground incident" at El Paso International Airport.
There were 114 passengers and five crew members boarding the plane.
Peduzzi said there had been an earlier problem with the Number 2 engine, so the engine's metal covering was open at the time of the accident.
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