Shocking moment plane’s engine sucks up luggage truck and shreds it to pieces in front of horrified passengers

THIS is the shocking infinitesimal a plane's motor sucked up a luggage motortruck and shredded it to pieces successful beforehand of horrified passengers.

An American Airlines pitchy has been severely damaged aft "ingesting" the cargo instrumentality connected the tarmac astatine Chicago O'Hare airport.

The Boeing 787 had conscionable landed connected the tarmac astatine O'Hare aft crossing the Atlantic from Heathrow.

Footage shows the pitchy rolling on the taxiway astatine astir 3pm Chicago clip connected Thursday.

A luggage motortruck is seen being sucked into the plane's close motor and spat retired successful shreds.

The instrumentality was obliterated and the pitchy was "severely damaged" - but thankfully nary 1 was hurt.

It is thought the motortruck whitethorn person been unhooked from a truck dragging it crossed the taxiway, Aviation A2Z reports.

The Federal Aviation Administration is present probing the bizarre accident.

A spokesperson said: "The unit of American Airlines Flight 47 reported an motor issue.

"The level had been taxiing to the gross astatine Chicago O’Hare International Airport astir 4pm section clip connected Thursday, October 17.

"The passengers deplaned normally. The Boeing 787-9 was traveling from Heathrow Airport successful London."

The Chicago Aviation Department said: "All 283 passengers and 12 unit members onboard safely deboarded astatine Terminal 5."

A spokesperson added: "There were nary important impacts to airdrome operations."

American Airlines said: "American Airlines formation 47 reported harm to its motor portion taxiing to the gross astatine O'Hare.

"The craft has been taken retired of work to beryllium inspected by our attraction team.

"Safety is our apical priority, and we convey our squad members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding."