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Finally, despite the cracks and a meeting on the morning of the collapse regarding the situation, none of the involved parties made the decision to close the bridge to road traffic and workers. [...] Further contributing to the collapse was the failure of the FIGG engineer of record to identify the significance of the structural cracking observed in this node before the collapse and to obtain an independent peer review of the remedial plan to address the cracking. [...] This impact led to the in-flight separation of fan cowl components, including the inboard fan cowl aft latch keeper, which struck the fuselage near a cabin window and caused the window to depart from the airplane, the cabin to rapidly depressurize, and the passenger fatality.” 2 NTSB. [...] The engine cowling latch departed the engine and struck the side of the fuselage, causing the adjacent window to depart. [...] We determined that the probable cause of the crash was “the failure of the vehicle operator to monitor the driving environment and the operation of the automated driving system because she was visually distracted throughout the trip by her personal cell phone.