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Old 23rd Jan 2009, 14:06
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You need to look up the EASA AD.

The URL I gave to the SB569A contains a list of serial numbers. Basically any of the bigger engines, 1997-2002, is affected.

An engine rebuild is the bigger part of £20k but I would never do it in Europe. Too many engine shops here are simply incompetent. I would use a highly respected U.S. engine shop; did this a year ago using this firm and it cost $12k plus shipping.

The most expensive (but totally reliable) way to ship would be DHL which would come to around £1500 each way for a 250kg engine in a crate, 3 days each way. Air freight can be a lot cheaper but is much more hit and miss time-wise; could take 4 weeks each way if they mess up.

I know a man who paid £20k to the now-defunct CSE for an IO-540.
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