Definition of the term 'foreign object damage ' per official documentation of the United States Department of Defense.
foreign object damage
Rags, pieces of paper, line, articles of clothing, nuts, bolts, or tools that, when misplaced or caught by air currents normally found around aircraft operations (jet blast, rotor or prop wash, engine intake), cause damage to aircraft systems or weapons or injury to personnel. Also called FOD. (JP 3-04.1) (US DoD)
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