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Old Apr 18, 2018, 3:31 am
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Missing fan blade and metal fatigue:

Investigators say Southwest engine was missing a fan blade and showed signs of metal fatigue Daily Mail Online

This guy says the pilot of a DL plane that left immediately after the WN flight blew a tire, and the DL pilot suspected WN debris on the runway.:

https://mobile.twitter.com/seph_lawless

This article says the victim was out of the plane up to her waist:

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...480008613.html

This says the victim was partially out the window for minutes and that another passenger bought Internet access after the incident so he could post what was happening to Facebook.:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/17/us/ph...ing/index.html







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