Maybe an ECM pod did fall off a Sparrow well but that does not mean it
was installed correctly to begin with. Sparrow missiles themselevs
weigh a hell of a lot more than any of the pods that fit in the well
did. Now a good-sized country boy with a socket wrench could easily
way over-torque the bolts "Ain't no way this sucker is coming off" and
so overstress the attach bolts that not a heck of lot more stress
would be needed to snap one and fail the rest as a result. Not that
I'm saying one ever did come off. FWIW I had two of my Ds come back
with the G meters pegged both directions and nothing fell of of them.
Walt BJ