Aircraft Engine Failure
Users debate the nature of an aircraft engine incident, including whether the failure was contained or catastrophic, details on debris fields, metal shards, fan blades, cowlings, and causes like material fatigue.
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Misleading title, as at the point(s) of the crash it seems to have disintegrated ?
It looks like it exploded when it landed. How inspectable will it be?
My impressiom was that the defective part was still inside the engine when it landed.
I am fairly sure this was a contained failure. The reports I saw (unofficial) said no blades detached or hit the aircraft.
They found a debris field. That's pretty conclusively not a slow leak.
The rear flap was damaged before that explosion, not sure by what.
Given that the aircraft itself seems otherwise undamaged, and people on the ground reported it 'rained' metal shards, I'd say these parts melted off the turbine and fell out. Significant but not catastrophic.
Is this rupture of the hul possibly caused by that new deicing system that was mentioned in the other HN thread?
This is really nonsense, and it was already nonsense shortly after it happened, why does such rumor even stick on HN? Most likely, and officials assume it too, is material fatigue.
It looked like something from the engine fell off during the flip