Engine debris shattered Ryanair window, pulling passenger out, NTSB says

Flight crews had recorded four suspected bird strikes involving the same engine during the previous year, with bird remains found after two of them.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026United States air safety investigators have found evidence of metal fatigue in an engine fan blade that fractured during a Ryanair flight last month, sending debris into the cabin and shattering a window where a passenger was partially pulled into the opening.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a preliminary report that about 37 percent of the fracture surface on the failed blade showed features consistent with fatigue.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3North Korea fumes over upcoming US-South Korea military drillslist 2 of 3Record rainfall leaves four dead, thousands stranded in Japanlist 3 of 3Nigel Farage defeats Count Binface to reclaim UK parliamentary seatend of listInvestigators traced the damage to an area near the root of the blade, finding signs of high-amplitude fatigue caused by repeated stress. The agency has not yet determined the root cause of the failure.Cabin depressurisedThe July 10 incident occurred on a Boeing 737-800 operated by Malta Air, a Ryanair s...