Elderly passenger tosses coins into plane's engine for good luck

[NinjaKnight]

SHANGHAI: She was flying Lucky Air, but that wasn't enough for an elderly Chinese woman who tossed coins at the jet's engine to wish for a safe flight, prompting authorities to detain her and ground the flight.

Stories like these are what keep FOD program managers up at night.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...plane-s-engine-grounding-9329292?view=DEFAULT

 

[Ace of Knights]

Did this seriously happen again? I remember reading this months ago.

 

[NinjaKnight]

Did this seriously happen again? I remember reading this months ago.

Yep and yep

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

How do people get this close to the engines? Even when I've boarded old school tarmac style in St Pete/Clearwater you've got a long ways from the stairs back to the wing.

 

[UCFBS]

Did this seriously happen again? I remember reading this months ago.

Maybe her cousin a few more years back?