Wow, truly a close call! Thx for that background info about the hudson incident.
I was starting to become a bit worried whether these generous component TBOs and widespread OC items (we remember the once OCed blade spindles, failing at +9000h), while convenient for a caring operator, might be some kind of risk for a buyer, compared to other types.
With your info I'd say the messing with the part by the DoM and subsequent installation in the 280C never should have called for halving the TBO, but as nobody believed him they put the blame on the clutch and chopped its TBO.
That clutch sometimes must have had a TBO way past 1200h, as the one in question got installed with already +1300h, so back in 2005 that must have been within TBO.
It's a 28-13401-4, which oddly enough seems to be the one for the 480, according to
https://aeroval.com/ref/1528255/28-13401-4 where it says "turbine"
Should my buddy actually buy that F28, I won't fly it unless he has the clutch swapped.
