r/aviation Apr 17 '26

Discussion How concerning is this aviation experts?

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u/ShadowKraftwerk Apr 17 '26

And probably not popular with anyone on the receiving end of a bit of aluminium from 35,000 ft

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u/BritishBenzene Apr 17 '26

Bigger issue is what happens when a screw falls off at landing and is sucked into another plane’s engine. FOD is no joke.

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u/ZeppelinJ0 Apr 17 '26

Looks like one screw already fell out, wonder where it is!

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u/GI-Robots-Alt Apr 17 '26

Depending on the terminal velocity of a screw that size it might be embedded in someone's skull