I think maintenance records revealed the aircraft had compressor stalls just days before the flight. Compressor stalls would give similar symptoms as a massive bird strike. Wonder how the previous stalls were troubleshot and what was the fix? Maybe USAIR has some ‘splainin to do?
No matter what caused the failure - Pilot and crew is to be commended!!!
Doesn't it seem unlikely that it would happen to both engines at once? I'm still thinking it was a flock of birds.