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RC (or azj or someone who is mechanically expert?)
I am curious about the nature of the failure as well. Does a disintegrating bearing generate metal parts flying through/out of the engine, or is it contained? I seem to recall that when a fan breaks, it does throw out sharp parts that can cause damage to other parts (the United DC10 that crashed in Iowa?).
OTOH, when that 727 or DC9 engine ingested the chunk of ice from the lav (over Florida, wasn't it), didn't the engine just fall off?
Thanks.
tom