My response is to say your engineer is talking out of his rear. As has been covered previously in response to someone who made similar spurious claims about NWA mechanics, engine surges are fairly regular occurences. There are checklists to deal with them, Boeings own QRH states that if the condition clears the engine may be operated as normal. There are countless parameters being continually measured and assessed by the EECs, the onboard maintenance computers and the flight crew themselves. The idea that a surging engine spits debris out left right and centre, damaging the aircraft with no indication of vibration or control problem is simply garbage. Can anybody point to a situation where an RB211 surged, ejected debris and damaged the aircraft with no indication to the crew? Ever?
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