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Old 18th Apr 2013, 06:43
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As I read it, engines such as io550d's will be eligible provided they meet the usage criteria, ie average 40 hours/month. This allows a 200 hour tbo increase.

I don't agree that going over tbo by certain amount, will increase overhaul costs. That hasn't been my experience with 520 and 550 conty's.
By that, I mean 200-300 hours over..
They suffer more issues from lack of use rather than high use.
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