Passengers scream as extreme turbulence ‘tears plane cabin apart’: video

Key Points:

• A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 experienced a mechanical failure shortly after takeoff on September 15, causing the plane to shake violently and panels to fall inside the cabin during a flight from Mashhad to Kermanshah, with passengers screaming in terror.
• Some passengers were reportedly hit by falling items from the overhead bins, but no injuries were reported; the captain safely turned the plane around and returned all 127 passengers to Mashhad.
• Upon landing, passengers were evacuated and transferred to another aircraft to complete their journey, while one runway at Mashhad International Airport was temporarily closed pending investigation.
• Initial reports suggested a burst tire might have caused the incident, but this has not been confirmed; Iranian authorities have launched an investigation into the mechanical failure.
• This incident follows a recent August event involving a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 where the plane swerved off the runway and its nose landing gear collapsed, though no injuries occurred in that case.