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Mike Patey's PT6A engine explodes mid-flight

eurogaguest1980 wrote:

many good pilots have failed.

Well, the proof is in the pudding.

It looks like the whole compressor stage literally exploded. This is perhaps a common failure mode of these engines (when they eventually do fail), I don’t know, but it for sure must have made a load bang

The elephant is the circulation
ENVA ENOP ENMO, Norway

arj1 wrote:

If it was contained engine failure, then, well, IT happens, so what.
If it was an UNcontained engine failure

Is my understanding correct that in an uncontained engine failure you have debris coming out of the engine, whereas in a contained failure the debris keeps inside? That is what skybrary teaches.

skybrary for uncontained engine failure

Germany

UdoR wrote:

Is my understanding correct that in an uncontained engine failure you have debris coming out of the engine, whereas in a contained failure the debris keeps inside? That is what skybrary teaches.

skybrary for uncontained engine failure

My undersanding as well.

EGTR

Yes, however turbine bits flying out the exhaust is still considered contained.
They did not penetrate the outer engine casing, just went out the normal exit path.

ESMK, Sweden

Arne wrote:

Yes, however turbine bits flying out the exhaust is still considered contained.
They did not penetrate the outer engine casing, just went out the normal exit path.

@Arne, sorry, the video was too long for me, was there an information that the debris were contained inside the engine and exhaust?

EGTR
www.ing-golze.de
EDAZ

Given enough airplanes and time engines fail with one you are going down.

EGLK, United Kingdom
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