I'm not an A&P, and I didn't sleep in a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I
have spent a lot of time on the used aircraft market.
All else being equal, the engine would be somewhat less attractive to me than if it didn't have the damage, obviously. The damage/repair introduce the additional risk that the repair was bad, used substandard parts, etc. But with 200+ hours since, I don't think it's a material value hit (IF the paperwork and shop reputation are good).
200 fairly recent trouble-free hours are actually a very powerful selling point, for an engine and an airframe. I was amazed how many for-sale RVs had sat for years (and I mean YEARS) with minimal or zero usage. That's a big value hit, at least for me.
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Originally Posted by WISC
VAF,
I am hoping someone can help me gauge the decrease or possibly no decrease in value of an engine.
I0-360 engine was new. Around 10 hours the plane flipped over and the prop obviously had a sudden stop. The crank was bent. The crank and all other parts replaced. This was done by an A&P not a shop. The engine has been operating for 200+ hours over the past few years w/o issue.
Concerns about the engine?
How much has value decreased?
Can't call it new anymore.
Thanks
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