AN ENGINE FAN blade broke off on a Ryanair flight and sent parts flying that shattered a plane window shortly after take-off in Greece.<\/p>\n
The incident caused a man\u2019s head to be sucked into the hole<\/a> in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, US investigators said today.<\/p>\n The engine parts damaged the plane\u2019s fuselage in several other places, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in its report.<\/p>\n The NTSB also said it found bird remains inside the engine, suggesting the plane may have struck birds as it took off.<\/p>\n The terrifying incident happened shortly after the Ryanair plane took off from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on 10 July.<\/p>\n \u03a0\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b8\u03c1\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03c1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u00ab\u039c\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u00bb \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 #\u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2<\/a>– \u0388\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2, \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 – \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1: https:\/\/t.co\/iUtFwCy2Ks<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ue88WkCcIF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rthess.gr (@RThessaloniki) July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling after the window broke and the cabin lost pressure.<\/p>\n The 61-year-old man who was nearly sucked out of the plane suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns before his fellow passengers pulled him back inside the Boeing 737-800.<\/p>\n Passengers told Greek media that they heard a loud bang, oxygen masks dropped and the plane began to lose altitude.<\/p>\n Panic spread through the aircraft and some passengers screamed after the man was partially sucked out of the missing window.<\/p>\n One passenger told Radio Thessaloniki: \u201cMost people had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. We heard a sound, I\u2019d describe it like a tyre bursting \u2026 but very loud.<\/p>\n \u201cWe knew straight away we lost pressure because we lost altitude.\u201d<\/p>\n NTSB issues preliminary report for the July 10 engine fan-blade-out failure on Ryanair flight 1879 during climb out from the Thessaloniki International Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece: https:\/\/t.co\/J38avfYZAs<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/es22bMFmJB<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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