Engine failure shatters Ryanair window, passenger's head sucked out

A harrowing incident occurred on a Ryanair flight departing from Greece last month when a broken engine blade shattered a passenger window, leading to a terrifying moment where a man's head was partially sucked out of the aircraft. The 61-year-old passenger sustained injuries to his neck and shoulder, along with friction burns, before fellow travelers managed to pull him back into the cabin.

The emergency unfolded shortly after the Boeing 737-800 took off from Thessaloniki on July 10. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States revealed that fragments of a bird were discovered within the engine, supporting the theory that the aircraft collided with a bird during its ascent. This impact is believed to have caused the engine failure and subsequent damage to the fuselage.

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Many were sleeping at the time. We heard a very loud noise like a tire bursting and immediately realized the cabin had lost pressure because the plane began to nosedive.

The cabin pressure dropped sharply after the window broke, automatically deploying oxygen masks. Witnesses described hearing a loud explosion, likened to a tire bursting, just before the plane began to lose altitude, causing panic among passengers. "Many were sleeping at the time. We heard a very loud noise like a tire bursting and immediately realized the cabin had lost pressure because the plane began to nosedive," one passenger told Radio Thessaloniki.

Initially, Ryanair stated the flight returned due to a passenger window detaching. However, the official NTSB investigation confirmed a right engine failure that damaged other parts of the aircraft. Flight tracking data showed the plane climbed to over 4,570 meters before making a sudden descent to 1,830 meters.

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The aircraft had experienced a failure of its right engine, which also damaged several parts of the fuselage.