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Old 24th Feb 2015, 02:23
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BTW, regarding "Hotel" mode: Any multi-spool engine can run with the low-speed spool locked, provided its lube and other systems will tolerate it. A helo with a rotor brake is another example.

I won't claim this is true for all large turbofans, but a bit of ice locking up the LPT probably won't damage anything as long as it's restricted to idle running until the fan frees up.
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