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22nd Aug 2004, 08:50

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SeldomFixit

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Another airliner installation utilises a rotating shaft which is grooved. In close proximity is a fixed knife edge. Ice accretion will slow or stop the rotation of the shaft due to interference with the fixed edge, triggering an icing warning.