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Old 14th Mar 2009, 03:26
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barit1
 
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Pilot DAR speaks the truth:

don't want to sound unkind, but, an engine sheds a turbine wheel, and takes out both the other engine, and the flight controls for the tail as well...
However, in this respect the plane could still be certified - but only because turbine wheels are certified to be "prime reliable" and thus should never fail.

Except maybe once in a while...

And then of course there's N60NA. Not a turbine wheel, but #3 eng. fan blades flew everywhere, including the #1 gearbox and the #2 inlet.

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