Re: Mechanic sucked into 737 at George Bush Intercontinental
hello every one,
terrible event indeed. but according to the news release: "maintenance related engine run up on rh engine". why was this done with normal crew & pax on board? normally this is performed on a remote clear area with qualified engineers on board & outside the aeroplane with airport authorities & atc authorisation & of course no pax .
the only time crew must make a run up is during winter ops in icing conditions & rwy/twy contamination . see boeing FCOM, Vol I, supplemental procedures. also in case of X-bleed start(APU u/s), one must be careful when advancing thrustlever on n°1 engine for increased bleed pressure.
it is all too sad & easy to say this afterwoods & another cruel reminder for what can happen if SOP are, for whatever reason, not followed.