Originally Posted by
alphasun
I am not in aviation engineering, but have edited aircraft manuals. One report raised a question in my mind.
A passenger reported that there was a lot of vibration after the main disintegration impact. i.e as the pilot was reacting.
Could this mean that the engine hub was still rotating or would it be connected to rapid manoevering?
Alright let’s use some common sense here. 5,000 rpm disc weighing hundreds of pounds just became completely unbalanced. Even if the fadec commanded a shutdown automatically, nothing happens quickly. And the engine would likely continue to windmill. Significant damage to wing leading edge, nacelle, etc. What kind of maneuvers do you think the pilots put on that would cause airframe vibration? If anything some soeedbrake for the emer descent. This used to be a professional forum.