Thread: SWA Engine Shredded!
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Old 08-28-2016, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by MartinBishop View Post
Is that the 1st stage compressor fan there or the intake fan that is visible?

It looks to me (and I am not to jets yet) like the intake fan came apart and ripped through the front part of the nacelle with parts piercing the cabin skin.... I thought there was kevlar wrapped inside the nacelle to prevent that sort of thing?
That's the first stage low pressure fan. The entire engine (moving parts) is still intact.

Apparently, the front of the cowl came off somehow.
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