lap.
A few seconds later, the aircraft made a small correction. The sound of the left engine changed, and Pauline’s attention moved from the window to the ceiling panels and the movement of the cabin.
She listened.
The engine was not simply louder.
Its rhythm was inconsistent.
She watched the wing for signs of an abnormal vibration, then observed the aircraft’s response to the next correction.
She couldn’t diagnose a precise mechanical fault from a passenger seat. She couldn’t see the engine instruments, and she had no access to the
