On Sat, 15 May 2004 01:47:29 GMT, "Tom Jackson"
wrote:

What I find hard to believe, is that the insurance co. is willing to pay for
the tear-down.

Don't they only normally pay for incidental damage - i.e., a tear-down after
a prop-strike?

In the cases that I have been exposed to, the insurance company will
pay for a sudden-stoppage inspection "by-the-book", i.e. they will pay
the mandatory replacement parts and labor to perform the
manufacturer's required inspection.

They will also typically pay to repair internal damage that has
directly resulted from the incident. But any other issues discovered
during the inspection (parts worn beyond limits from normal usage) are
on the owner's dime.

I would expect it would be the same in this case.

TC