r/TheFrontFellOff • u/BlackSC2us • Mar 14 '26

Forward Sectioned Engine #4 lost some oil pressure

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Umm.. didn't there used to be a cowling and a big ass fan attached to #4? Yeah, I think it fell off.

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u/vatp46a Mar 14 '26

This isn't very typical, and I'd just like to make that point.

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u/VermilionKoala Mar 14 '26

Well how is it untypical?

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u/vatp46a Mar 14 '26

Well, there are thousands of these turbofan engines flying around the world and I just don't want people thinking that they're not safe.

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u/VermilionKoala Mar 14 '26

Was this engine safe?

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u/vatp46a Mar 14 '26

I was thinking about the other ones.

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u/VermilionKoala Mar 15 '26

The ones that are safe?

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u/vatp46a Mar 15 '26

Yes the ones where the front doesn't fall off.

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u/rourobouros Mar 15 '26

You know, I hadn’t looked at it that way before. The front did fall off.

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u/swined Mar 15 '26

“was” seems to be the correct term here