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For starters, the flight attendant should have (and possibly did) notify the crew up front about was was seen on takeoff. The crew should have then had their flight attendant either ask the passenger to elaborate enough so they could possibly get a clearer picture of what he said he saw, or even possibly have the passenger converse directly with the crew through the cabin to cockpit interphone. At that point I am thinking that "fire and sparks" flying from the wheel might have motivated the crew to declare an emergency and return to the airport they departed from, with CFR (crash, fire rescue) standing by. The outcome would not have been different, of course, but at least the possibility of a big problem during touchdown and rollout would have been prepared for, rather than waiting for the worst to possibly happen with nobody standing by to assist.
This is probably what fing meant. It's a professional attitude in which possible issues that arise are dealt with in a professional way, not possibly swept under the rug nonchalantly, hoping for the best.
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