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Old 22nd Aug 2011, 20:37
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Originally Posted by RRRat
If the engine looked normal with the TL at idle, then ENG & Wing antiice on and [etc]
Curious.... Could you explain that to me? The anti-ice part? I'd have thought the last thing you want to do is rob an iffy engine of air?
..also, If the aircraft has CFM-56's, I'd add, "if you know why it stalled" , etc...
My experience, with the CFM's in any case, has been that they won't stall without good reason, (they need a good cross wind, not just a bit, if they're in good shape) and it's the vbv's more often than the vsv's that mess up....
I think if they stall once, you're more likely to be better off considering them out of the game for this trip. I'd be surprised if they didn't repeat the performance if power was to be re-applied.

....Obviously you do what the books tell you to do... I'm just sort of offering a heads up...
If it's a CFM, and it goes BOOM, it ain't likely you'll have two good motors again today.
If it's a Pratt, you can probably carry on.
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