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Old 25th Jun 2017, 19:01
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Originally Posted by lomapaseo
No concern for the engine mounting or any airframe loadings which are designed for much worse in turbulence and gusts.
Only kind of. They're designed to last a certain number of cycles and flight hours under typical conditions, with out of sequence inspections required after extra heavy landings, etc. They're not designed for a couple of hour's fixed frequency heavy duty rattling, which has a completely different characteristic to the loadings experienced in turbulence.

It's similar to the wisdom of the wear and tear put on cars on the cross channel hovercraft (back in the day). Only a few bumpy trips would be enough to wreck the suspension.

So either Airbus have a specification for this, or they don't. If not, they're going to have to pronounce on what remedial action is required.
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