QuentininVA

BTW: I looked up the AD the first service center quoted, and what I was told was correct. I just wonder if there is another AD that supersedes or overrides that first one, and which requires engine removal and IRAN. I've read some of some nightmarish failures experience in the first 100 hours of a rebuild operation. Having that happen in the middle of nowhere is not something I want to experience.

I would appreciate someone clarifying the AD's that describe what exactly is required after a prop strike. One service center/sales operation stated that only the crankshaft "run out" be checked, and the crank bolt in the accessory case be replaced. Another certified service facility tells me that total disassembly for an IRAN is required, and that I might as well have the engine rebuilt, for the extra expense and have a zeroed engine. Having seen the statistics that led to the conclusion that a person is better off NOT getting their engine rebuilt - because of serious, and multiple component failures of rebuilds - and reading comments on forums of the many problems experienced by owners post rebuild, I don't like the prospects of having a rebuilt engine put in a plane I am buying on one coast of the US, and immediately flying it back to my home base on the other coast. Educated opinions anyone?