Hey Anthony, how about an admission of your being wrong (again). Where
do you get this information?

On Jan 15, 3:12*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:

Bird strikes are a leading cause of engine failure. *Jet engines
don't often
fail all on their own.

Well, according tohttp://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busa...

By the way, the study's authors noted that compressor stalls/surges
account for two-thirds of the engine malfunctions in today's
turbofans.