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AmericanFlyer
24th Oct 2016, 00:46
Springfield Delta Flight Diverted After Compressor Blows - Story (http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/springfield-delta-flight-diverted-after-compressor-blows)

Auricle slightly misleading since it says the airline blew a compressor. I think it should read the aircraft blew a compressor.
barit1
24th Oct 2016, 01:14
Most likely a compressor surge (a.k.a. compressor stall) - an aerodynamic event often heard as an "explosion". May or may not be actual physical damage, but (in a twin) cause for landing without delay.