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Old 11th Sep 2015, 01:36
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flyguyfl
 
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The high pressure compressor case may not be capable of containing even 7-8 inch long pieces of the disk at near maximum RPM conditions. FAR requirements address blades and not rotors (standard and possibly integrated rotor). I can see a fuel line outside the effectiveness of the engine fire extinguishing system being breached by expulsion of these fragments through the case.


While not a commercial engine guy, just a military engine designer with some extensive knowledge of the adverse effects of ballistic impact on turbine engines, this is just an opinion.

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