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But the engine did contain the failure. No pieces of the engine caused any functional damage to the rest of the aircraft. The housing is designed to prevent shr
by ak217 6y ago
But the engine did contain the failure. No pieces of the engine caused any functional damage to the rest of the aircraft. The housing is designed to prevent shrapnel damage, not to prevent stuff from falling out altogether.
What's insane about the FAA's approach? They are ordering immediate inspections of all fan blades in these engines for cracks like the one that apparently brought this one down.
- mzs 6y agoThere certainly was shrapnel damage to the plane. http://avherald.com/img/united_b772_n772ua_denver_210220_8.jpg http://avherald.com/img/united_b772_n772ua_denver_210220_8.j...
- ADent 6y agoNot fully contained. See https://twitter.com/breakingavnews/status/1363793475947356161 https://twitter.com/breakingavnews/status/136379347594735616... for damage to wing to body fairing.