A baggage cart has proved to the world why it’s not a good idea to get too close to a jet engine by being sucked into engine number 1 of a Japan Airlines Boeing 747.

It’s unclear how this incident was allowed to happen – but someone, somewhere, has cocked up big time! Let’s just be thankful that it was only an empty luggage cart that got sucked in, rather than a human – or worse still, a full luggage cart……

I’m joking of course – a human life is much more important than someones luggage. Although, I’m 99% sure many passengers would disagree with that after witnessing how attached to their belongings they can be!

Anyway……

Shall we look at a quick video taken after the incident? Unfortunately, nobody seems to have captured the pivotal moment of 747 engine power – so this is the best we have. It’s still slightly funny to see this metal object sticking out of the engine though;

The passengers – by the way – were taken back into the terminal and alternative travel arrangements were made (a plane without a luggage cart sticking out of the engine one would guess!).  The aircraft was towed to a hanger where it will undergo inspection for any damage before flying again.

I’m sure Japan Airlines will be pretty keen to find the culprit here – a grounded plane costs an airline thousands (if not millions) of £$£$!

For the interested amongst you – the flight affected was Japan Airlines Flight 61 from Los Angeles to Narita and the incident happened around 1.30pm (LA Time) on May 11th 2009 during pushback.

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