AD 2020-13-06

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines

AD Number
2020-13-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-0395
FR Citation
85 FR 39829

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines

Unsafe Condition

certain HP centrifugal impellers installed on P&WC PW150A model turboprop engines may exhibit a material microstructure anomaly that has a potential to adversely affect the low cycle fatigue characteristics of the part.

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Required Actions

Remove HP centrifugal impeller, P/N 3049127-01, with any serial number (S/N) listed in Table 2 of P&WC Service Bulletin (SB) No. PW150-72-35331, Revision No. 1, dated May 3, 2016, prior to the parts reaching the determined thresholds.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) PW150A model turboprop engines with a high-pressure (HP) centrifugal impeller, part number (P/N) 3049127-01, installed.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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