[eno_]

It would explain why both engines were not attached when it hit the ground. So would debris on the runway being ingested into the engines. But so would sabotage. Engines do explode, but they don't take off wings, vertical stabilizers, etc. The cowlings are designed to minimize damage.

I was on a plane that ingested a bird. No damage to the engine, and it was a smaller (BAE) commuter jet. What was wierd is that the cabin filled with a smell like chicken fried in motor oil. I guess the cabin pressurization pumps run off the engines and the intakes are close enough to pick up that smell.

[justlurking]

I guess the cabin pressurization pumps run off the engines and the intakes are close enough to pick up that smell.

The cabin is pressurized with bleed air from the compressor section of the engine(s). So, the air intakes for the engines and the cabin air system are one and the same.