Not really. The 13 references to "fragments" in the thread so far (prior to your post) all make it clear that they refer to blade/rotor fragments, i.e. the rotating components of an engine. I can't see any ambiguity.
Originally Posted by
lomapaseo
Thus I see no benefit in continuing this wordsmith debate
Yes, I think we've got to the stage (npi) where we're stretching semantics beyond its elastic limit - one is reminded of
Humpty Dumpty's famous saying.
Getting back on topic to the subject of the thread, it now seems clear that there's no evidence so far to support the proposition that any part of the two damaged fan blades on the JAL 777 exited by penetrating the fan case.