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Old 26th Jun 2017, 11:28
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Originally Posted by msbbarratt
Looks like, after the initial failure, a lot of engineering technology and training did exactly what it was supposed to do.

It looks like they had lost a fan blade, and that the unbalanced wind milling engine was causing the vibration. What does that do to the airframe?! It's getting quite a pounding. Would that knock a few hours off the fatigue life?
I certainly would not want to be on that airframe again until the entire pylon was changed and a full inspection of the wing box and pylon attach points.
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