Download This Article (PDF - 316 KB)Implement a program of ongoing awareness. Boeing recommends that operators ensure that their personnel are trained properly and alerted to the appropriate precautions that need to be taken to prevent injuries when working in the vicinity of an operating jet engine. Inlet ingestion warning posters are available from Boeing Field Service representatives (see fig. 5). For 737 operators, a videotape presentation (excerpted below) regarding inlet ingestion warning, “737 CFM56 Engine Maintenance Safety” (catalog number VIDN931117), may be purchased through the Boeing subsidiary Alteon at www.alteontraining.com or info@alteontraining.com.
INLET INGESTION WARNING POSTER
Figure 5
A warning poster, available from Boeing, reminds ramp and
maintenance workers
about the dangers of engine ingestion.
SUMMARY
By following published procedures and taking proper precautions, airlines can protect ground personnel from injury or death as a result of ingestion in an operating airplane engine. These precautions include clearly defining and illustrating the engine inlet hazard zone, using warning signs, communicating the dangers of working near operating engines, instituting and enforcing safe procedures, and implementing a program of ongoing awareness.
For more information, please contact Fred Zimmer at frederick.g.zimmer@boeing.com.
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