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Old 23rd Sep 2012, 20:18
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Lyman
 
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There was an oil fire in a 9, in Australia, in the test cell. All the Trents have (had) the susceptibility to vibration/harmonics, and poor resistance due to coupling weakness. Too light by several kilograms...

Weight is profit lost, migrating shafts are a potential loss of life.
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