Nationwide Press Statement
I just read the Nationwide press statement and I'm sorry, but I don't buy it. Say the engine did fail due to FOD ingestion, I really doubt the vibrations would be strong enough to shear the cone bolts off. Even if the vibrations were strong enough to shear the cone bolts, the engine would react in the same way as the four incidents mentioned in nugpot's earlier thread. In those incidents the cone bolts sheared and the engine fell away, but the pilon remained with the shut-off valves intact. If you look at the picture posted by BRL, the whole pilon is gone, not just the engine...