Passenger partially ejected through shattered window after Ryanair engine blade fractures mid-flight
A preliminary report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board found that a fractured engine fan blade on a Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, on July 10 shattered a cabin window, partially pulling a passenger out of the aircraft.
The NTSB report, cited by the BBC and Associated Press, stated that a fan blade on the right engine broke off during ascent, sending debris into the fuselage. The impact shattered a window in row 11, where 61-year-old Serbian passenger Ljubisa Karović was seated. The sudden decompression pulled his head and right shoulder outside the aircraft. His wife, Svetlana Grković Maksimović, and two other passengers held his legs for several minutes to prevent him from being fully ejected, she told BBC Serbia.
The crew first detected severe vibrations from the right engine during climb and reduced its power, performing checks before continuing the ascent on autopilot. When vibrations resumed, followed by a loud bang, they declared an emergency and began descending. Flight attendants reported feeling the vibrations, seeing smoke, and witnessing oxygen masks deploy before noticing Karović partially lodged in the broken window. The aircraft returned to Thessaloniki and landed safely.
Investigators found that 37% of the fractured blade’s surface showed signs of metal fatigue, with high-amplitude stress near its root, according to the NTSB. The engine had undergone ultrasonic inspections in November 2025 and May 2026, with no defects detected. Bird remains were found in the engine, but the NTSB has not confirmed a bird strike as the cause. Maintenance records showed four suspected bird strikes over the past year, with remains recovered in two instances.
The flight was operated by Malta Air, a Ryanair subsidiary, using a Boeing 737-800. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary previously suggested the failure may have been caused by a foreign object in the engine. Greek authorities delegated the investigation entirely to the NTSB following the incident. Karović suffered neck and shoulder injuries, friction burns, and went into shock; a doctor on board provided initial treatment.
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