Ingestion Zone | Ramp Worker Sucked into Jet Engine

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Ingestion Zone | Ramp Worker Sucked into Jet Engine

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Tragically, an American Airlines ramp worker was killed when she was sucked into a jet engine. In this video I share with you what the "ingestion zone" is under a jet airliner and why following safety protocols is so important while working on the ramp.
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@ladyandtheramp 5 ай бұрын

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@sky173 Жыл бұрын

Great video. People don't realize how much air is being pulled in when these things are running. If these engines can push a 200,000lb plane into the air, a human body is just a speck of dust in comparison. Thanks for sharing. RIP to the ramp worker.

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

So true!

@davidsmiths5471 7 ай бұрын

Actually this video shows poor training and poor supervision by American for even letting this unsafe video on KZfaq!

@gregthegamblerslots3982 2 ай бұрын

One of my coworkers almost got sucked into an airplane engine because he was running to put the chocks up. I always wait until the engine is spooled down.

@ladyandtheramp 2 ай бұрын

Oh wow!! That would cause some serious PTSD! I am so grateful they are ok!

@markhines2583 4 ай бұрын

This is also why props have yellow tips. It shows the blade edge when the props are rotating. Important to know when I was around Brasilias and ATRs.

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Oh that is good info!

@shawncosmos5431 4 ай бұрын

I’m sure someone already commented but remember the guy on the Aircraft Carrier who was inchs from death when he was almost pulled into the engine? . I mean right in front of the blades….I think the buckle on a life vest or some sort of outerwear caught the Cowling. Hope he went to church the following Sunday…

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Amen!! That is crazy?!? Yes! He was meant to here! 😯

@itsmephil2255 4 ай бұрын

It's a horrible thing that's happened but it's great to learn about the dangers ground crew face on a daily basis

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Very true

@aymanalzaidy Жыл бұрын

I work as aground support equipments operator and sometimes we have to work very close to a running jet engines, like when the plane APU is having a problem and won't start up the engine so we start it using Airstarter unit.

@princessmari5063 Жыл бұрын

How do you do this in a safe manner???!!! What procedures are in place for this to be done safely?!

@loyalsupportisthebestever 4 ай бұрын

My goodness, Rest in Peace to the lady. That's so sad.

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Yes it is :(

@AkSlayer33 Жыл бұрын

Used to work on the ramp in Anchorage, AK years ago. I would love to work out there again, if it paid better. Was a ramp lead but, could barely get by....

@AkSlayer33 Жыл бұрын

A lot of ppl really need to remember this stuff when doing air-start. Almost had this happen while preforming one with a green rampper.

@davidsmiths5471 7 ай бұрын

@@AkSlayer33 To be fair! How where you trained for Air starts?

@AkSlayer33 7 ай бұрын

@@davidsmiths5471 depends what aircraft you're talking about. 747, have one guy on the headset, while you have 2 other guys hooking up the air start under the body. once the pilot got number 4 running disconnect the hoses and get out of the way while the start up 1 and 2. once clear start number 3. also, been 15 years since i worked on the ramp.

@AkSlayer33 7 ай бұрын

@@davidsmiths5471 also, when the kid almost did the same thing, was not my flight. i was blocking in another flight 3 parking spots away. never would have happened if i were there.

@davidsmiths5471 7 ай бұрын

@@AkSlayer33 Sorry what I meant.Did your trainer physically show you ever part of an air start, or did you watch and learn?

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

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@pauloantonio9691 Жыл бұрын

Boa tarde não sei falar inglês mas acho que um gesto fala muito fiquei feliz por ter respondido o meu comentário OK obrigado seja feliz e PAZ e BEM abcs

@HDJess Жыл бұрын

She must've had some really upsetting thoughts going through her mind and was totally absent from the situation, walking on autopilot.. it's impossible to walk in front of an engine like that, even someone that isn't trained understands the danger and stays away from a running engine and checks if it's running or not before approaching it. When I'm unsure if an engine is running, I walk past it on the trailing edge, slowly. The worst it can happen is you feel the blowing hot air and step back. *I work on an airport too.

@Alejandro-vb2fx Жыл бұрын

The dumbass was warned MULTIPLE times to not get within the front of the running engine. She earned that Darwin Award.

@davidsmiths5471 Жыл бұрын

Please explain "walking on autopilot"?

@42j Жыл бұрын

No it’s not impossible to walk in front of a turning engine. I worked at the airport as a fueled at CVG which is Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International airport and I served in the US Navy onboard the flightdecks of the USS Forrestal CV59 and the USS America CV66. I can tell you that by my experience you must always be aware of your surroundings when working around jet engines propellers and rotors whether they are turning or not. It is very easy to become complacent working around aircraft and safety is definitely on you and your willingness to be serious about working with and around aircraft. I was so vigilant that I knew the sounds of jet engines whether day or night and I could know if the plane turned and jet blast was headed my way because the jet exhaust would muffle the sound of the jet engines. I believe that the airlines do a great job training their ground crews but ultimately it’s all up to you to work safe because jet engines and other parts of jet or prop driven engine are very unforgiving and your life will be gone in 2 seconds of less. By the way I have seen my fair share of guys go sliding or flying around on the flight deck and 2 guys go overboard and survive the 90 foot drop into the ocean back in 1989-1992

@truckerray7533 5 ай бұрын

So have I & I know exactly what you're talking a out! I was in the U.S. Navy from 1988-1992 & worked flight decks on the USS Nimitz CVN-68 & USS CONSTILLATION CV-64! Ive seen death & inuries up there on the flight decks & you have to have your your head on a swivel & be aware of your situational awareness & have it with with you at all times, 24/7, even while in your sleep! The same goes while your below decks in the hangar bays & even at home dry base also! I was ajet engine mech on S-3A/B Vikings in VS-33 Screwbirds! Thankya for your service, brother . . . . .SALUTE🫡🇺🇸!

@je862 3 ай бұрын

@@42j Wow! My brother was in '88-'92 and veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, USS Worden CG-18. First he was on the USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16. By the way, my Dad was on the Foresstal in the late 1950's, and I can't remember either before that or after, he was on the Franklin Roosevelt.

@daletowe6180 3 ай бұрын

You gave me good answers on all the questions I asked.

@Bellman84 Жыл бұрын

The exhaust gas even when spooling down can still be in the 300-150 degree range.

@Bodneyblue Жыл бұрын

I believe this happens more than most people might know....Not just at airports..but also on military bases and aircraft carriers...I worked at an airport here in the UK.. Gatwick..and it happened during my time there.

@davidsmiths5471 Жыл бұрын

@SpadesPlusYT58 There is never a quick turnaround on a INOP APU!!

@peacefuljeffrey Жыл бұрын

I have to figure that it’s being used as a form of suicide. It’s impossible to be around a running jet engine and be unaware of or ignore the huge danger that it presents.

@davidsmiths5471 Жыл бұрын

@@SpadesPlusYT58 What?

@davidsmiths5471 Жыл бұрын

@@peacefuljeffrey You might be right! Went through every scenario I could think of why this happened ! And that's in the top 2 sad to say! Because at least 2 rampers had a chance to stop her!

@hereandnow8578 Жыл бұрын

You comment give me the chills. I hope its not common. But what a scary thought

@timanderson5543 Жыл бұрын

That is a constant danger on an aircraft carrier flight deck,must keep head on a swivel at all times around jet engines.

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@paulrom446 Жыл бұрын

Years ago when I 1st started with COEX we had a guy working TDY with us. He said he saw a Ramp Agent get caught up in the propeller Blades of an ATR-72! 😢 When we'd work 737's, we'd always delineate the front of the Engines I think they were CFM-56's They were very low slung So much to look out for on the Ramp! We always said:'Safety: 1st,Last and Foremost Also constantly on FOD watch! yeah?

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

So so true!!! Constant reminders of saggers first!!

@paulrom446 Жыл бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp Saggers? I'm sure I know it but what does it mean again? It's been a minute for me!!

@mikeaustin8733 Ай бұрын

Hi, is it not just as deadly to be behind a jet engine as in front of it once it is started on the ramp/ or at push back?

@ladyandtheramp Ай бұрын

Both can be deadly…but the ingestion side for sure!

@PabloTalledo25 Жыл бұрын

The Ramp worker is placing the chocks walking behind the turbine, he should walk starting from the nose gear, and along the fuselage, to prevent any type of accident that’s the correct way to do it.

@davidsmiths5471 11 ай бұрын

If your a wingwalker, you don't!

@PabloTalledo25 11 ай бұрын

@@davidsmiths5471 in my 17 years of airport experience I have work as a wingwalker, so I think you're wrong. Safety first.

@davidsmiths5471 11 ай бұрын

@@PabloTalledo25 Well maybe use common sense! Instead off running around ramp! And I hope you don't train anybody!

@davidsmiths5471 7 ай бұрын

@@PabloTalledo25 Why no answer to the reply?

@andy70d35 3 ай бұрын

🤣

@princessmari5063 Жыл бұрын

So you can go behind the engine while it's still running? The agent in this video that was inserting chalks did not wait for engine to completely stop.

@davidsmiths5471 8 ай бұрын

Notice all the super rampers on here an this lady have no comments!

@princessmari5063 8 ай бұрын

@@davidsmiths5471very true! Radio silent lol!

@DavidBerquist334 2 ай бұрын

Can the 727 engine suck in a person standing on the ground

@ladyandtheramp 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Within the ingestion zone!

@joseray100 Жыл бұрын

that is why it's extremely important to stay away from the intake area of the jet engine

@markg.4246 Жыл бұрын

A lot of this unsafe behavior could be eliminated if the agents stopped staging cones and chocks at the wingtip location. At roughly 3:45 we see a ramp agent approach from the side. All of the chocks and cones should be kept at a position forward of the aircraft nose. That way, agents are forced to approach the engines head on. Therefore VISUALLY VERIFYING spool down. Approaching wing mounted engines from the side is utter stupidity!

@davidsmiths5471 Жыл бұрын

That would cut into off load times! Plus no one on a ramp is forced to do anything!! Plus if the ramp is doing things correctly! The Marshaller gives the okay to approach aircraft!

@markg.4246 Жыл бұрын

@@davidsmiths5471 How many death's are you ok with for "on time"? What is the IATA hand signal for, "Okay to approach the aircraft"? In the interest of self preservation, I'm not relying on anyone but me to visually verify engine "spool down". As a ramp safety auditor, I was able observe the deterioration of safe practices, not so much for "on time", but because people became lazy. You take shortcuts around running engines, you end up dead!

@davidsmiths5471 Жыл бұрын

@@markg.4246 I'm not okay with any deaths on the ramp! I really don't think there is an official "clear to approach aircraft hand signals! As a safety auditor, you would know short cuts are taken all the time to turn aircraft!

@heatherm3255 Жыл бұрын

So very sad!

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

It is heartbreaking:(

@petebuck9889 Жыл бұрын

It’s obviously not mandatory to wear ear protection on the Ramp in the States then?

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

It is definitely mandatory here as well. Our company is constantly doing I learnings and sending out reminders. I wear little orange or green foam ear plugs. Others wear the ear muffs.

@pauloantonio9691 Жыл бұрын

Boa noite Brava guerreira PAZ e BEM

@allysanchez5630 Жыл бұрын

I don’t wanna die like that, I’m too young! 😱 that’s how Syndrome from the incredibles died

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Me either :( I totally didn’t realize that about the Incredibles! will have to go back and watch that movie again 😁

@allysanchez5630 Жыл бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp I think you should.

@jahvondopwellhall Жыл бұрын

NO CAPES!!!!

@allysanchez5630 Жыл бұрын

@@jahvondopwellhall agreed.

@hereandnow8578 Жыл бұрын

anyone know the aircraft involved in this tragedy?

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

I think it was an Embraer 175

@The1jonnyz Жыл бұрын

What happened to your videos? We miss seeing you

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

I need to get back on it! More coming soon!! 😁

@The1jonnyz Жыл бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp I thought maybe you got in trouble from your company for making them. Glad you'll be making more!

@davidsmiths5471 Жыл бұрын

This ramper approached this aircraft before the engine was spooled down! If your feeling any type of jet blast that means the engines are not spooled down to be approached safely! And the front cargo is already open!!

@itsmePassportBro Жыл бұрын

Can you show use the actual footage of the man going thru the engine.?

@phillipkalaveras1725 Жыл бұрын

I can't even imagine how hard it would be for you to do but if you could get your face out of the way of some of your shots...

@robertbrainerd5919 Жыл бұрын

Get a life.

@jennyfurr Жыл бұрын

Don’t be a dick.

@DrLumpy 3 ай бұрын

Nonsense. She's a lot prettier than an Airbus nose gear.

@mhxxd4 Жыл бұрын

I wanna see the footage. Rip tho

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Жыл бұрын

I would absolutely love to watch a experiment filmed using a Thermal Imaging Camera showing what happens when a swollen fart gets sucked into a aeroplane engine 🤪

@ctlt-pg4tm Жыл бұрын

Cmon ! No video of her getting sucked into the engine ???? WEAK

@TahaHamid-SR7117 5 ай бұрын

Clickbate . Ur videos sucks

@peacefuljeffrey Жыл бұрын

Another engine ingestion fatality just happened in June 2023. What explains why workers are NOT staying clear of these danger zones?!

@jennyfurr Жыл бұрын

This recent one was ruled a suicide.

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Oh I heard about that! It is devastating! I would like to read the FAA report that comes out on that. The ingestion zone is something that is ALWAYS on the forefront of my mind. Every time I am around a plane, I am listening for the engines, spooling down. Watching for those blades to be seen.