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Old 18th April 2010 | 11:39
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Deaf
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flying through moderate ashes may require extra maintenance to the engine.
It's not just the maintenace it's also getting the parts. Things like turbine blades:

- Cannot be knocked up the local foundry/machine shop, they require specialized casting equipment for directional solidification/single crystal.

- The supply is tailored to 10k+ hours life

- The stock held is taiored to 10k+hours life

If the life is reduced to ~ 100hrs from a single exposure (as the Finnish results suggest) then one exposure + 1 week normal (no dust) short haul then AOG for years waiting for bits
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