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Old Jul 9, 2019 | 8:02 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyingUnderTheRadar
It appears to me that the inlet cone came off. This piece that has a spiral on it for safety so that one can tell the engine is running. As for the glow that is seen with the cone off I "believe" that is normal.
Nope

the nose cone is not attached to the rotor and does not spin.
The glow is from the exposed front bearing which now is in a bad state due to a significant imbalance in the fan rotor

the engine is no longer running but is freewheeling (with a bad bearing) from the pinwheel effect of the air coming in.

The engine will continue to freewheel spin like a car running on a flat tire, until the plane stops on the runway. Not a big deal except for the noise in the cabin.
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