🔥 Trending Investigation Reveals Cause of Passenger Suction Incident on Flight

In a recent incident involving a Ryanair flight, a passenger was partially sucked out of a plane window due to a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff from Greece ⁴⁵⁸.

Details of the Incident

The event, which occurred in July 2026, involved a Boeing 737 aircraft ⁶⁷. A fan blade from one of the jet engines broke free and struck the passenger cabin ⁶⁷. This impact shattered a window next to a 61-year-old male passenger ⁵⁷. The sudden depressurization and the force of the air caused the man to be partially pulled through the broken window opening ⁴⁵⁸.

Passenger's Rescue

Fortunately, fellow passengers on board were able to react quickly and pull the man back into the cabin, preventing a more severe outcome ⁴⁵⁸.

Investigation Findings

According to reports from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the primary cause was the broken engine part ⁶⁸. The fan blade's detachment and subsequent impact with the fuselage led to the window's destruction and the near-ejection of the passenger ⁶⁷. This incident draws parallels to a 2018 event where a passenger died after debris from a damaged engine caused a window to break on a Southwest Airlines flight, resulting in partial ejection ².