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		AdamJacobMuller on Feb 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inl... Yeah but not if they rush the rebuilding and complete it in a few days. I suspect that's gonna require too much duct tape and bubble gum.

Reason077 on Feb 21, 2021 [–]

Assuming there’s no damage to the airframe itself, it could be back in the air pretty quickly. Changing the engine is a fairly routine procedure, which takes about a day:

https://blog.virginatlantic.com/change-aircraft-engine/

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