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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
The odds of a rotorburst event taking out all of the flight controls are pretty slim. The engine OEMs have to certify by test that the shrapnel will all be contained within the case, and the airframe OEMs have to certify that critical systems are either not in the potential impact zone or are protected.
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I’m not going to speculate as to cause, but an uncontained failure isn’t something I’d rule out. Certification doesn’t always translate to real world results.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_383_(2016)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1288
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_32
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232