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There was a case in the early A380s, Qantas Flight 32, where an oil issue (IIRC) caused a hub failure in on of the four engines and nearly brought the plane dow
by pdelbarba 9y ago
There was a case in the early A380s, Qantas Flight 32, where an oil issue (IIRC) caused a hub failure in on of the four engines and nearly brought the plane down while it was in cruise. A grenade causing all the blades to separate instantly would not have much trouble causing damage outside the engine containment. You could cause hydraulic failures for flight controls on that wing and fuel tank fires pretty easily.
Takeoff is a very critical phase of flight. Instantaneous engine failure plus partial control surface loss and fuel fires could easily overwhelm a pilot
- FabHK 9y ago> Takeoff is a very critical phase of flight. Instantaneous engine failure plus partial control surface loss and fuel fires could easily overwhelm a pilot Continued takeoff after failure of a single engine is certification requirement for the aircraft, and is trained frequently by pilots. See the Thompson 757 A330 bird ingestion, engine failure, and successful landing in 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE However, sometimes the outcome is less benign, as in the TransAsia 235 crash where apparently pilots shut down the wrong (working) engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_NT43aJ_Jw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_NT43aJ_Jw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAsia_Airways_Flight_235 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAsia_Airways_Flight_235 Failure of more than one engine is always going to be, well, problematic (the Miracle on the Hudson notwithstanding). And, as you point out, uncontained engine failure (while rare) can screw all sorts of things up. So, while I disagree somewhat with "could easily overwhelm a pilot" and "nearly bought down the plane" regarding Qantas 32, all in all I'm afraid you're right...