AD 2010-17-01

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. PW617F-E Turbofan Engines

AD Number
2010-17-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2010-0246
FR Citation
75 FR 51659

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. PW617F-E Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. PW617F-E Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

The Fuel Filter Bypass Valve poppet in the Fuel Oil Heat Exchanger (FOHE) on a PW617F-E engine had worn through the housing seat, allowing unfiltered fuel and debris to contaminate the Fuel Metering Unit (FMU), resulting in fuel flow drop and subsequent power reduction.

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Required Actions

Replace the FOHE fuel filter bypass poppet valve with a larger fuel filter bypass poppet valve within 25 hours of the effective date of the AD. Use paragraph 3.A. of the Accomplishment Instructions of Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. ASB No. PW600-72-A66021, Revision 1, dated January 7, 2010, for the replacement.

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Compliance Time

Within 25 hours of the effective date of the AD

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Affected Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. PW617F-E turbofan engines with fuel/oil heat exchanger (FOHE) part number (P/N) 35C4540-01 installed, including those installed on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A (EMB) 500 airplanes.

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