Macbook Air Won't Boot, Macbook Air Won't Boot

So this is the story,
2 Weeks ago I sent in my 2009 Macbook Air 13" for an out of warranty repair. The initial issue was that the trackpad and keyboard were not being recognized, but the Air did start up. They completed the repair and stated that Apple had replaced the logic board. When I received the Air the trackpad and keyboard were indeed functioning properly. Now just last night the Air stopped working. My girlfriend was browsing youtube and then the screen went gray and the Air unresponsive...I figured it was a crash from Flash...so I held down the power button to reset the laptop...the Air powered off but when I tried to turn it back on, the usual startup chime you hear was not present....Any time I press the power button the chime does not play, the screen does not turn on or flicker, the only thing that visibly shows is that the Sleep LED when you press the power button after a few seconds comes on...also the battery is fine as the Air was connected to a magsafe and it was charging the battery during this state and is now solid green instead of amber....I've tried resetting PRAM and SMC to no avail....so my question is being that the Air is out of warranty, Will I have to pay an additional charge once again for this repair, considering the Logic Board was just replaced...I understand if its a different part, then ok but if they deem it again a logic board issue or if the problem stemmed from the initial repair, would I have to cover the cost....Already spent a pretty penny the first time, having to pay for a repair a 2nd time I dont think I could stomach and as such would just save and buy a new one later next month...I called my local Apple Store but the associate was not sure as to whether I would incurr any additional costs, since it has only been 2 weeks since the Air was repaired...Any input would be appreciated...

Reset PRAM.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
Start up in Safe Mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
Repair Disk
Steps 2 through 8
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
Reinstall OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10763?viewlocale=en_US

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