Crab
Not sure how things are now with the DLO IPTs but through the 90s we were taking 20% cuts in budget year on year and we were not allowed line items for contingency. If a problem was immediate money had to be taken from the equipment support budget. Scrapping the IPT might raise funds but then who will let the mods contract.
Circuit Basher
There is some sense in what you say but in my experience avionic LRUs are rarely lifed items, they normally have to come out to get access to other equipment that is lifed, or has a higher failure rate. Have to ask the aircraft designers about improving the design
Mag chips do not show up blade damage again maybe the aircraft designers could reduce the number of panels to come off.
Regards Retard