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Ryanair says passenger incident may involve foreign object engine damage

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said its initial probe of the July 10 flight points to foreign object damage on takeoff, while the US NTSB continues investigating.

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Ryanair said its preliminary investigation into an incident on a July 10 flight between Greece and Germany suggests the passenger who was partially sucked out of a cabin window may have been hurt by foreign object damage to an engine during takeoff.

According to BBC Business, Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary said investigators “look like” foreign object damage to the engine but that the airline cannot yet confirm it, adding that the engine on the 18-year-old Boeing 737 had been fully serviced and overhauled in the past two years.

The injured passenger, Serbian national Ljubisa Karović, had his head and right shoulder pulled out of the window, leaving him seriously injured and in shock, the outlet reported. His wife, Svetlana Grković Maksimović, said she and two other passengers held onto his legs for several minutes after the incident.

Ryanair also noted that if an external object caused the damage, it could affect liabilities for the airline or Boeing, while the US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, and O'Leary said a draft report is expected in about 28 days.

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