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Old 12th May 2006 | 01:09
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glhcarl
 
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Originally Posted by barit1
'twas just enough in this case. The #2 fan rotor assembly nearly entered the aft loos.
The fan never hit the Aft Pressure Bulkhead, it worked its way up the S-Duct and exited through the side of the fuselage. The S-Duct was holed by shrapnel, and seeing as it is only 0.040" of an an inch thick (with 0.040" doublers), it does not take a lot to hole it.
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