COEX mechanic caught in RJ bucket

[$$$4nothin]

I was taxiing onto the ramp at RIC around 11:30pm and heard the ground controller ask an airport medical vehicle why the rush over to the continental maintenance hanger. The med vehicle replied that a person (I am assumeing a mechanic) got half of his body caught in the thrust reverser portion of the engine when it slammed shut. The med vehicle said that the person was rushed to MCV (medical center of virginia). I was wondering if someone can let me know if they hear about the condition of this person. As I can not see anything good comeing out of this, I hope he is ok. Good luck to a speedy recovery.

 

[joe_pilot]

I hope he (or she) is alright. Good luck.

 

[great cornholio]

If the nose gear doors on the EMB can cut someones head off then I dont see how getting stuck in the buckets would do anything less than cut you in half.

 

[millhouse21]

What is it with RIC and ground incidents involving EMB145s? 2 hit by fuel trucks and now this.

 

[Lookingbetter]

Mechanic in TR

The company announced Monday morning that the incident had happened. During an A-Check inspection, the TR did not get pinned. Luckily he or she wasn't badly injured. The mechanic was due to be released from the hospital that morning.

 

[h25b]

Exactly why I shake my head in amazement when I see pilots in smaller jet aircraft sticking their head up the tailpipe doing a preflight. Pretty exotic guillotine if you ask me.

 

[wmuflyguy]

Exactly why I shake my head in amazement when I see pilots in smaller jet aircraft sticking their head up the tailpipe doing a preflight. Pretty exotic guillotine if you ask me.

You gotta be pretty tall to be able to look into the tailpipe of and ERJ.

 

[Motive Flow]

You know all the ERJ's have that Pre-Flight Ladder.

 

[h25b]

You gotta be pretty tall to be able to look into the tailpipe of and ERJ.

Yep, that's why I made the comment below about "smaller jet aircraft" ...

when I see pilots in smaller jet aircraft sticking their head up the tailpipe doing a preflight.

 

[Turtlesfly]

You gotta be pretty tall to be able to look into the tailpipe of and ERJ.

no he's talking about lears and the such

 

[SkyBoy1981]

Exactly why I shake my head in amazement when I see pilots in smaller jet aircraft sticking their head up the tailpipe doing a preflight. Pretty exotic guillotine if you ask me.

If the airplane only has engine driven hydraulic pumps, and the engines aren't running, is it even possible for them to deploy?

 

[wmuflyguy]

If the airplane only has engine driven hydraulic pumps, and the engines aren't running, is it even possible for them to deploy?

The system can still be pressurized after the pumps shutoff, until something uses that pressures (moving flight controls, applying brakes.....)

 

[wmuflyguy]

Yep, that's why I made the comment below about "smaller jet aircraft" ...

An ERJ is a smaller jet aircraft. Plus you still gotta be fairly tall to look into the tailpipe of a learjet or citation.

 

[h25b]

Anyone around 6' will be about head level with the tailpipe of a straight wing Citation or Learjet...

And yes, there can be residual pressure in the system to deploy them.

 

[DashCojones]

Good to hear his condition is "reversible"

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Ouch....

anyways, glad to hear he'll be released.

 

[$$$4nothin]

Thanks for the update. I am glad to hear he will be alright.

 

[Jack Mehoff]

there are the 2 elec pumps that can be turned on if the engines are off.

 

[joeywoofwoof]

crazy!

 

[joeywoofwoof]

yikes, glad i work on the inside and not the outside!

 

[sleddriver77]

Exactly why I shake my head in amazement when I see pilots in smaller jet aircraft sticking their head up the tailpipe doing a preflight.

Yep, always a good idea, checking for things that could be ingested by the tailpipe of a jet engine.

 

[AviatorTx]

My old company had a video for training showing a D Howard T/R on a Lear chopping a 2x4 in half. Ouch...