AD 72-14-06

final rule
Data completeness: 60%

ROLLS-ROYCE Models Dart 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, and -10K Engines

AD Number
72-14-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 542-10 ROLLS-ROYCE Models Dart 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, and -10K Engines
engine Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 542-10J ROLLS-ROYCE Models Dart 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, and -10K Engines
engine Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 542-10K ROLLS-ROYCE Models Dart 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, and -10K Engines
engine Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 542-4 ROLLS-ROYCE Models Dart 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, and -10K Engines
engine Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 542-4K ROLLS-ROYCE Models Dart 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, and -10K Engines

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue failure of first stage (low pressure) impellers.

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Required Actions

Replace first stage (low pressure) impellers with ones having less than 11,000 flights or incorporate Rolls Royce Dart Modification 1455. Subsequent compliance required before 11,000 flights on the impeller or since modification.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 100 flights after the effective date of this AD or before the accumulation of 11,000 flights on that impeller, whichever occurs later.

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Affected Aircraft

Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Dart 542-4, -4K, -10, -10J, and -10K engines installed on Convair Model 340/440 (Convair 600/640) and NAMC YS-11 airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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