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Old 10th Oct 2008, 21:24
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maui
 
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Somewhere in the region of 47,000 engine hours, (mainly 2 or 3 engines).

Set fire to a tsio 520 (loose fuel union)
Precautionary shut down a tsio 520. Dumped its oil due unfeathering accumulator line abrasion.
Sheared gearbox drive on a RR Dart
One catastrophic on a JT8. 2nd stage compressor blade seperation.
One precautionary on a JT8. Oil fiter clogging with bearing bit and pieces.

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