The physical loss of an engine (engine separation) is survivable provided no major secondary damage eventuates. After the El Al double engine seperation, which resulted in the loss of the aircraft, the scenario was introduced into our simulator programs.
March 31, 1993December 29, 1972
Anchorage Alaska, Flight 46E
Boeing B-747-121
N47EV
The No.2 engine and pylon separated from the aircraft at 2,000 feet. The plane landed safely. The engine separation was due to an encounter with severe or possibly extreme turbulence and a fatigue crack.