Originally Posted by
flywithjohn
I heard about that same incident at a safety conference last year. Not sure I entirely understood how it caused the compressor to stall but your right he only had temporary hearing loss.
well if something interfers with the compressor's sucking air in (in this case completely destroying 1 or more low pressure turbines) to the point that incoming air is not sufficient enough to continue pushing the high pressure air through the engine then BAM.