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To: Sully- who wrote (10089)	11/12/2001 3:26:14 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

From nytimes.com ( photos attached) This morning, the front portion of one engine was clearly visible lying in the driveway of a Shell gasoline station in southeastern Queens. That was the fan portion; the turbine portion was not in the same location.

To: Sully- who wrote (10089)	11/12/2001 4:12:45 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 281500

You're right, blown up was probably a bad term. Blown off might be more accurate. Two scenario's which may have caused this to happen instead of a terrorist attack. 1. A large bird, or flock of birds, flew into the engine. 2. Turbine Engine failure. Interestingly, Airbus planes have a relatively poor record of safety. airsafe.com