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Old 15th March 2009 | 21:27
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Fargoo
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Is this action usually performed by the pilots or the maintenance personnel, i.e would an installed engine ever be wet cranked just prior to a full start.

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Normally done by maintenance personnel, as Turin mentions it's also done for leak checking sometimes.
Once a wet cycle is done it's normal for us to do a dry cycle (ie spin the engine on the starter with no fuel or ignition) to make sure any remaining fuel hasn't accumulated in the rear of the engine.
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