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Old 4th Nov 2015, 14:58
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here is a telling photo above (the 3rd, showing the engine). The Engine pylon is bent upwards. That component is strong enough to support half the weight of the plane without deformation if a landing gear fails, a good 45 tons. Engine weighs roughly 2 tons. Rest is maths...
Same forces have shorn off the fan
The part that is bent upwards is the soft part of the pylon ahead of the wing. The beefy structure is way behind it.

probably this bent when the engine hit tailpipe first at an impact angle. Anything going on with rotating fan loading reacts out in the bearing supports and not the pylon. (no math was used )
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