Man Dies After Being Sucked Into Jet Engine

@Boyd ;Why would a turbine engine need to have the prop (singular) mounted to run on a test stand?

@Alistair - "we never ran a recip without a test club at the least on it."
Boyd must not realize the difference between a "turbo" charged Cirrus SR-22 and a Turbo (turbine) Prop C130. Don't sweat it.

@Boyd: This was the FIRST post of the discussion, made by you.
"Doubt it as a c130 is a turbo prop engine so they would have had a prop on it I would think."

Then YOU corrected (incorrectly, I might add) Mr Morrison's use of the plural "props". He was refering to "props" as in multiple engines on the C-130. "C130 does have turbo props" - it has 4 as we all know.

Then you stated "we never ran a recip..." seeming to indicate that you were thinking of a "reciprocating" I.E. Piston engine. I am sure you do have more knowledge about certain aspects of things aviation related, but you come across as very arrogant, and in the end you assertion that it :would have had a prop on it" was indeed incorrect. Your first two words in this entire discussion were "doubt it" which gave the impression that you were smarter than the people who wrote the article or witnessed the event.

Think before you type my friend, or don't take offense at what happens afterward when you don't.

I understand that it was not on the plane and by the way it only has one prop per engine not props.While it may be large enough to swallow someone I still doubt it was run without a prop. Would like to here from a person who knows for sure, we never ran a recip without a test club at the least on it.

@Boyd: Since we are trying to be gramatically correct, i do beleive you meant "hear" not "here". Furthermore, your first sentence is a bit of a run-on sentence. A comma or two would come in handy. I am aware that the C-130 only has one (1) propeller per engine.... touched a nerve there i think. Don't you like people pointing out the facts...

@Brian: 10-4, over and out!

They could have been using a Dyno instead of the propeller.

There was an incident a few years back I believe where a mechanic was sucked into the engine of a 737-500, and minced up. It was a Continental 737, and there are photos of it on the net. There were chunks blown 50-100 feet behind the engine. Wow, what a way to go..

Incase anyone cares: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ae_1273782186

@Andy Streit, i cant believe they let those images on the web, absolutely horrifying stuff, made me sick to my stomach.

years ago a guy got sucked into a BA 747 at piarco,it was not a pretty sight so i dont its funny if it is true ok but i think we need some more information.

I know some may get sick to their stomache, but I find it amazing its still on the web too. a quick google search and it was the first link that came up.

@Andy, I know right, truly astonishing!

Amazing as I do know the diffrence between a turbo and a turbine. As far as grammer get over it not all of us are as smart as you are about that.
Now back to the original statement that I made about the prop not being on the engine with it running. I said if you are an aircraft mechanic that knows if they can or cant please answer not some of you who dont know what a test club is let alone have ever worked on an aircraft other than in your arm chair. Alistair,some have two props on the same engine that is what I wanted to point out not put you down just make sure what we were talikng about. And to the other thing ooops made a mistake on the hear.
The other thing since there are so many that dont know about running an engine on a stand some require a flywheel to run that is the reason for a prop on them.

This has already be hashed over in the comments directly under the news article. Here is a quote by Roger Obosky, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

"To clear things up a bit, I am a retired Air Force C-130 turboprop mechanic and Flight Engineer. The T-56 engine can be run on a test stand or on the airframe without a propeller, that is how you check a reduction gearbox repair prior to reinstalling the prop. A medium-to-small sized person can also crawl down the 4 foot long intake. I have personally done this to file down nicks off of the compressor blades, it is not a fun job and I doubt I'd fit now. It is also standard procedure to station a mechanic at the sides of a running engine to perform leak checks, taking great care to NOT get near the intake or exhaust. This is a dreadful death, I am sorry for his family's loss.

Doubt it as a c130 is a turbo prop engine so they would have had a prop on it I would think.

Well, yes, the C130 does have turbo props, but it does not mean that the prop was on the engine when being serviced. If you look at the air intake on the engine, it is big enough to swallow someone. Excerpt from the DailyMail: "A spokesman said the engine was sitting on a stand without its propellers and was not fixed to a plane at the time."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023631/New-Zealand-man-sucked-plane-engine.html#ixzz1URuy44V4

A friend of mine's kid was a flight deck hand of some kind on the USS Ike. She said that was her biggest fear. That's some scary Sh*t! What a way to go,.. eeesh.