El Paso - +Unusual Aircraft Incident+
El Paso, TX - +Unusual Aircraft Incident+ At ElPaso International Airport, An aircraft mechanic was sucked into engine #2 of a Continental Boing 737-500 Plane while performing engine maintenance, while passengers were boarding the plane, investigators from the FAA, NTSB, FD and Police Dept. are on the scene and confirming that the mechanic was killed immediately.
A NTSB spokesperson said that there had been an earlier problem with the engine, so its metal covering was open at the time.
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At 9:28 PM, AskMeLater said…
From cnn.com
Mechanic sucked into jet engine
Fatal accident occurred as aircraft prepared to fly to Houston
Monday, January 16, 2006; Posted: 5:55 p.m. EST (22:55 GMT)
Looks like CNN beat you on this one by 2 1/2 hours.
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