When an aircraft starts to move at Frankfurt Airport, an employee gets caught in the jet of the engine.
The ground is torn from under her feet.
Frankfurt – It's no secret that airplanes develop extraordinary power when they start moving on the runway.
For people in the vicinity of the thrust jet of the engines, there is an absolute danger to life at these moments.
The pressure is comparable to a Category 5 hurricane some distance behind the aircraft.
At Frankfurt Airport, an employee recently got off relatively lightly at such a moment.
What happened?
After the push-back process, a Boeing 777 briefly stopped again on the runway at Frankfurt Airport.
When the plane started moving again, an employee got caught in the thrust jet of the engines.
This emerges from the current monthly report of the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) based in Langen (Offenbach district), reports fnp.de.
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At Frankfurt Airport, an employee gets caught in the jet of an engine as the plane starts to move.
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Frankfurt Airport: woman is thrown to the ground by the power of the engine
The woman was thrown to the ground but fortunately only suffered minor injuries.
In addition, "damage occurred to empty containers parked on the airfield," as the BFU reported.
The incident happened on September 4, 2022 at 6:58 p.m., but has only now become known.
The BFU classified the incident as a "serious incident", which according to the definition means an "event during the operation of an aircraft, the circumstances of which indicate that an accident almost occurred".
An official paraphrase for the luck in misfortune for the employee at Frankfurt Airport.
Accidents on the tarmac are very rare.
The safety precautions for man and machine nip the dangers in the bud.
The last major incident at Frankfurt Airport happened in December 2021. On a Ryanair plane, a rod got caught under the engine when the plane was pushed back as planned.
The pilots only noticed this shortly before take-off.
(esa)
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