Just a word from an engine guy: I'm fully aware of the 5 min. TO limit, and I also know that an extension to 10 min. (authorized in some jurisdictions) is merely a paperwork exercise (maybe with some shekels crossing the palm) - no spanners ever touch the engine.
And in my career doing performance tests on engines, we started with a 5 min. warmup at MCT, then pushed up to rated TO for 5 min., backed down a few rpm for another 5, then an alternate TO rating for another 5, etc. for a total of 30 to 45 minutes ABOVE MCT. I've done this DOZENS of times, never any hint of an incipient failure. (I shudder to think of the JetA I've burned...)
My message to pilots: Find out what your examiners expect you to know, but when one's churning and one's burning, FLY THE AIRPLANE and don't worry about that other donk!
