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You are absolutely correct about the crew checking the intakes aswell as the point about when you take the word of the groundcrew, I couldn't agree more with you, and I do believe that it would be a fair assumption for the crew to make, in believing that the intakes had been checked for FOD. But, as we know, that wasn't the case, and I think both you and I agree that this was a very lucky escape for all concerned. Not least of all for the groundcrew who, had this incident ended much worse, could well have faced some very serious charges.
Of course, there is a very simple answer to all this - don't put anything,(ANYTHING AT ALL) down an engine intake. I have spoken to lots of engineers since this incident and not a single one of them has ever heard of placing silica or anything else down the intake of an aircraft, which brings me back to my original point some time ago ref 'enthusiastic amatuers'
Last edited by Winco; 2nd Jul 2012 at 13:51.