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My question is about why the engine fails and catches fire like that. I can understand that a pipe is blocked and fuel does not flow, but in that case it would stop working.
Passengers say they heard an explosion.
Lack of maintenance ?
I did not see photos of the parts of the engine detached and fallen to the ground, any link?
 
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Looking at this photo, it appears the front fell off.

Which immediately reminds me of this -

Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off - YouTube
 

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The broken fan blade in the first photo is likely the culprit. That would have caused the vibration that shook the engine to the point that the cowling broke apart and separated from the aircraft.

The fire in the video that has been all over the news is probably just engine oil, it's much to quiet to be fuel, and anyway fuel would have been shutoff to the engine shortly after the failure, and hydraulic fluid, so the only thing left to burn is engine oil.

Everything contained to the engine itself and not up the pylon, the system worked as designed to contain the malfunction, there was no loss of life nor even any injury.

Well done all. :yes:
 
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