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Old 29th Mar 2019, 23:44
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
Discussed at length in one of the Lion Air threads.

No, it's not possible, by design.
I asked previously, with no meaningful reply, whether the unit can be opened in the field.
It seems that they are repairable at point of manufacture, but could a field tech get one open.
If they can be opened in the factory, what stops them from being opened in the field.

Installing a complete unit, correctly indexed for position, may be irrelevant if the unit has been opened and internal components incorrectly indexed.
How many splines hold the internal rotor onto the vane shaft?

I have spent a long time in Indonesia. I have a pretty good idea of what can happen in these here parts.
Murphy may have even been Indonesian, I suspect. Maybe "Murfi"?
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