"On SWA 420 departing LAX 12/5 for Oakland we experienced a significant "bump" at 1-3 minutes after takeoff, felt like we hit something (bigger than a bird, smaller than a brinks truck), after about 2 minutes pilot announced we "blew an engine" and the plane returned to LAX."
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