Engineer maimed in Manchester Airport blast
14.11.08
An aircraft engineer lost part of a hand and part of a foot in a horrific explosion at Manchester Airport, the Evening News reports The Lufthansa engineer was carrying out an inspection of a 50-seater CRJ200 City Line plane at Terminal 1 when it is reported a tyre may have blown.
The engineer also suffered slight face injuries and was treated by airport paramedics before being taken to Wythenshawe Hospital. No aircraft was delayed or cancelled as a result of the accident and the airport remained fully operational throughout.
A Lufthansa spokesman told the newspaper: ‘We can confirm a Lufthansa City Line engineer was seriously injured at Manchester Airport while working on an aircraft parked at a remote stand. We understand a loud bang was heard around the aircraft. The emergency services were called and the engineer was treated on site before being taken to hospital for further treatment.
The aircraft flew in on Wednesday from Hamburg and was grounded following `technical issues'. A Lufthansa City Line engineer was flown in from Germany to inspect the aircraft and make the necessary repairs to allow the aircraft to be flown back to Hamburg without passengers for a full repair.
Lufthansa City Line is a subsidiary of Lufthansa German Airlines and part of the Lufthansa Regional group of airlines. The man was working alone and investigators were waiting to interview him to establish exactly what happened.
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