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Old 25th Jan 2006, 17:17
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woptb
 
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If a ingestion is suspected particularly if any other indications are apparent,return. An incipient failure may occur,surge margins might be reduced,perhaps only becoming apparent at an increased flight level.
Flying with an engine that 'may' be about to fail is not ideal,you may also prevent further damage to an 'extremely' expensive engine which could necessitate replacement,unprogrammed downtime & a potentially pricey QEC rework.
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