1032 Ah, it's nothing. Just a few nuts and bolts that fell off the United Airlines plane right after takeoff. Stop overreacting. (media.patriots.win) posted 54 days ago by TwistedSister 54 days ago by TwistedSister +1032 / -0 71 comments share 71 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (71) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – TwistedSister [S] 1 point 53 days ago +1 / -0 Clearly they're all overreacting. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – SordidPontification 1 point 45 days ago +1 / -0 Well, over the last week, the FAA grounded everything flying PW4077 to determine the source of the blade out events, much as I predicted. So yes, I think the thread was largely an overreaction since the engine didn't explode but the failure was contained (which it was engineered to do). In all likelihood, there were cracks forming in the fan blades due to manufacturing faults. permalink parent save report block reply
Clearly they're all overreacting.
Well, over the last week, the FAA grounded everything flying PW4077 to determine the source of the blade out events, much as I predicted.
So yes, I think the thread was largely an overreaction since the engine didn't explode but the failure was contained (which it was engineered to do).
In all likelihood, there were cracks forming in the fan blades due to manufacturing faults.