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"A busted fuel line, dented warp vortex stabilizers, and a giant hole in the aft hydraulics. All because you had to fly her into a war zone."
Han Solo to Leia Organa[1]

A vortex stabilizer was a component that could be found aboard many, if not all starships. These parts were not typically serviceable by crews in the field; thus if a vessel's vortex stabilizer became inoperable, the pilot would be forced to put into a spaceport for repair or replacement.

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