Originally Posted by
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It’s been a while since, but I remember that with those Tays you had to transit from idle to full reverse in one streak. If you lingered too long in a certain EPR(?) range, you’d get a ‘Fan Blade Inspection’ ECAM (?) which required the engine to be boroscoped. Had to do with resonance\ vibrations. Like I said, it’s been 15 years...
I recall the same thing from my Fokker days. Most guys used idle reverse only as a result.