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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 5:36 pm
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bentruler
 
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I would expect 100% of commercial pilots to handle this problem and get the plane back safely.
Yeah, it's not the engine failing that's the problem. It's the damage debris falling off the engine and smacking the plane causes.

Look at AA 191, it wasn't the engine falling off the plane that caused the crash. It was the engine beating the wing to pieces and destroying the hydraulics as it went by...
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