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		7952 on Jan 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Lan... It seems unlikely that a jet engine could rip itself off the wing in any scenario based on thrust alone. The forces involved are not that large.

jsjohnst on Jan 31, 2019 [–]

Your wording makes it where you aren’t factually wrong, but a plane was in fact wripped apart due to the thrust reverser engaging on one engine of a 767:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004

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