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Old May 4th, 2008, 03:13   #12
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Default Re: ERJ Flap Questuon

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Originally Posted by Clocks View Post
Someone posted (so take it with a grain of salt) that a flap overspeed and subsequent inspection cost close to $20,000.
Don't know about the ERJ, but 10 knots past VFE on the 757/767 is where Boeing says an inspection is required ... that's 360 man-hours (~$15,000) plus the loss of use of that aircraft.
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