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compressor
Interesting that they didn’t mention #2 having a compressor stall in the report. In image #6 of the rotation sequence, you can clearly see a puff of flame from the back.
With how quick they got the prelim report out and grounding the remaining DC-10s, I’d bet that they already have a strong case as to what happened. Now they just need to inspect the rest of the fleet to prove their theory.
They (NTSB) skipped over any reference to loss of a second engine, but that discussion will flesh out in the final, and any subsequent information to this report, that they elect to release. The prelim also contained errors, such as page 9 when they state that "
The right pylon aft mount and wing clevis assembly as well as two engine fan blade fragments found on runway 17R were also retained for further examination at the NTSB Materials Laboratory."
Had they found the right engine aft mount and wing clevis, then it would have been a three-engine failure.
Nobody's concerned about the fact that the same engine and attach assemblies are found on two other fleets at that location? That would be problematic.