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[YouTube] American Eagle Embraer 170 ingests safety cone
A few seconds into this video, we see an absent-minded ramp agent appear from the right side of the screen and place a safety pylon in front of the number one engine of an American Eagle Embraer 170 regional jet. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
For those wondering, this employee was actually a middle-aged female, 3-4 months with the company and terminated immediately after this. She claimed she didn't hear the engine running with her hearing protection. I myself am mostly deaf in my right ear from an RPG explosion a few years ago. I double up on hearing protection (softies and cans) and U can still hear even a faint whir of a running engine. And if that's not enough, the rotating beacon should be warning enough. How do I know all of this? I work for the Empire at ORD.
Jose Guillen,
thank you for the on-scene reporting and information.
thank you for the on-scene reporting and information.
In other news MH370 is still missing....How can we keep this from happening to other flights; find out at 11..lol
I just wanted to see if the engine had been shut down yet, honest !!
Then you should have just stuck yer head in for a peak!
Worked for both the big bird and little bird at ORD . I would like to know what no mind safety officer made that part of a ramp rats duty to put safety cones in front of any engine. 737's at ORD had markings on the ramp as far as the danger zone. I don't know what airport that was at but it seems to me poor training of ramp personnel of a real "Dick Head" safety officer.. We call that stuff FOD where I worked...