The No.1 engine suffered fatigue of one of its fan blades which caused detachment of the blade outer panel. This led to a series of compressor stalls, over a period of 22 seconds until the engine autothrottle was disengaged (Page 144 from UK Air Accident Investigation Branch report on the accident to Boeing 737-400 G-OBME near Kegworth, Leicestershire on January 8th 1989.