<a style="color:#000" href="https://www.tugraz.at/institute/ittm">Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery and Machine Dynamics</a></br><a href="https://www.tugraz.at">Graz University of Technology</a> https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/ 2026-05-26T12:43:58+00:00 https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/ https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2020-06-25T20:43:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/doku.php?id=4:45:45&rev=1593117808&do=diff 4.5 Damage Sequences This chapter explains typical damage sequences. A damage sequence in an aircraft accident is a causal chain () made up of several phases (initial process until impact). It is not necessary for all phases to be present in a sequence. It is probable that it will not be clear until the investigation has begun, which phase of the damage sequence is being dealt with. The next step is to attempt to determine the direction of the sequence and understand the order of the phases i…