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Old 17th Nov 2010, 18:06
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patrickal
 
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Not sure if this incident has been mentioned at all, but this was another uncontained disintegration which occurred on a CO DC10 departing EWR in April of 2000. Didn't get much press, but the two remaining engines were damaged by the departing debris as were a number of other elements of the aircraft. Flight crew took over 30 minutes to return. Only posting this to show that these events do happen more often than some might think, and crews who follow the proper procedures do get the bird back on the ground.

Rare engine explosion could have been disaster
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