An engine may fail to function because of fuel starvation ( e.g. British Airways Flight 38 ) , fuel exhaustion ( e.g. Air Canada Flight 143 ) , foreign object damage ( e.g. US Airways Flight 1549 ) , mechanical failure due to metal fatigue ( e.g. Kegworth air disaster , El Al Flight 1862 , China Airlines Flight 358 ) , mechanical failure due to improper maintenance ( e.g. American Airlines Flight 191 ) , mechanical failure caused by an original manufacturing defect in the engine ( e.g. Qantas Flight 32 , United Airlines Flight 232 , Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 ) , and pilot error ( e.g. Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 )
American Airlines Flight 191
American Airlines Flight 191
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