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Old 19th Jan 2009, 12:54
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Just a curiosity, will any of the parts of this A/C ever likely be reused ? Can somebody tell me what the policy would be in this case. Thanks, Ward
Well, solidly in the urban legend category, there is airline folklore about reused parts salvaged from an Eastern L-1011 after a water crash with fatalities in 1972.

From Wikipedia:

Over the following months and years, employees of Eastern Air Lines began reporting sightings of the dead crew members on board another L-1011 (N318EA). The story was that parts of Flight 401 were salvaged after the crash investigation and refitted into the other L-1011. "Sightings" of the spirits of Don Repo and Bob Loft spread throughout Eastern Air Lines to the point where Eastern's management warned employees that they could face dismissal if caught spreading ghost stories.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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