Strange attitude
alexmcfire I don't know what your motives are, or what your background is. My "it doesn't matter" comment was in relation to your question. The point is the crew of the Arrow Air were the ones best able to assess their situation based on what indications they saw and how the aircraft handled after the failure. Of course the number of failures matters in relation to known trends but that info is not all that helpful at the moment the engine fails. I know, I've been involved in two turbine failures at very low levels, both below 500' AGL. In both instances we were over 340000kgs and rather than recalling previous failures at that time you are too busy sorting out the problem and dealing with it. The decision as to whether to return or continue depends on many factors, the most important of all being the safety of the aircraft and its occupants. Nothing wrong with my attitude, just unsure about yours.