At that altitude they can easily rule out a bird strike.
>
>avherald.com
>
>That's the place to go for aviation news.
>
>Evidently, they were climbing through FL320 when the engine
>experienced Rapid Unintentional Disassembly and when the window blew,
>the rapid decompression meant that the pilots needed to initiate an
>immediate decent. (that explains the sudden drop in altitude). They
>had an indication of a fire in the left engine nacelle, so they didn't
>waste any time getting the wheels on the ground.
>
>Surprising that the destroyed window and deceased passenger were
>located far aft of the engine.
>
Chris
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