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Old 4th Oct 2017, 13:10
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musicrab
 
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Originally Posted by G-CPTN
If, as is suggested, that the fan 'broke up',
I don't think the fan broke up e.g. there's no evidence that any part of the fan was ingested; in my view the hub/shaft/bearing gave up resulting in the fan cutting up the engine cover/cowel before the complete fan assembly separated under or over the wing (thank goodness not through the wing).
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