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Pre-takeoff checklist
I'm currently shopping for a DA40 and was wondering how many of you out there have gone past the TBO of 2000 hours. If you have gone past the recommended TBO I'd be curious to know by how many hours or how many hours did you make it before you needed to do an overhaul. By needed I mean the engine was telling you it needed to be overhaul. I'm not looking for advice on when to overhaul or determine when to overhaul but instead just wondering how much life others have gotten out of their engines before it NEEDED to be taken out for replacement or overhaul.
From what I can tell from the limited information I've been able to find making it to 2400 ETT is easily doable, and can probably go much longer assuming oil samples, compression and everything else remain good during inspections.
Thanks in advance for the information to all those current DA40 owners.
Kyle
From what I can tell from the limited information I've been able to find making it to 2400 ETT is easily doable, and can probably go much longer assuming oil samples, compression and everything else remain good during inspections.
Thanks in advance for the information to all those current DA40 owners.
Kyle
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