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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2782230, member: 77639&quot;]Because the engine wasn&#039;t running, the coin would have probably been blown out the turbofan bypass on start-up without causing damage.&nbsp; However, it&#039;s not certain!&nbsp; So the inspection was absolutely needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Passenger jet engines suck in small bits of hardware or gravel all the time.&nbsp; Usually, it hits the front blades, slides to the periphery, and goes through the bypass without wrecking the engine. Once in a while though, it ends in disaster, not just for the engine but for the plane and all on board.&nbsp; Jets that use gravel runways usually have gravel deflectors installed on the engines to minimize the intake of small stones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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