AD 76-12-06
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| engine | Pratt & Whitney Division | JT8D-11 | PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines |
| engine | Pratt & Whitney Division | JT8D-15 | PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines |
| engine | Pratt & Whitney Division | JT8D-17 | PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines |
| engine | Pratt & Whitney Division | JT8D-9 | PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines |
Unsafe Condition
Liberation of second stage fan blades due to loss of head on blade pin rivet (P/N 520457) or missing bushing (P/N 520458).
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Required Actions
Inspect blade pin rivet P/N 520457 for loss of head or missing bushing P/N 520458 per P&WA Service Bulletin 4577 or equivalent method. Replace with pin P/N 758242 and rivet P/N 760187 or FAA parts by January 1, 1979.
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Compliance Time
Before the accumulation of 1200 hours time in service since new blade pin rivets were installed or within the next 300 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, whichever is later. Thereafter, inspections must occur at intervals not exceeding 600 hours time in service since the last inspection. Replacement must be completed prior to January 1, 1979.
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Affected Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft JT8D-9, -11, -15, and -17 engines containing second stage fan blade pin P/N 520456, rivet P/N 520457, and bushing P/N 520458.
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Federal Register Abstract
Second Stage Fan Blades
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AD Final Rules - DRS_76-12-06.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 76-12-06 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines Subject: Second Stage Fan Blades Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Pratt & Whitney Division Model: JT8D-11 | JT8D-15 | JT8D-17 | JT8D-9 Product Type: Engine Product Subtype: Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 76-12-06 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2639 AD NUMBER: 76-12-06 SUBJECT HEADING: PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 76-12-06 PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT: Amendment 39-2639. Applies to all Pratt and Whitney Aircraft JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 engines containing second stage fan blade pin, P/N 520456, rivet, P/N 520457, and bushing, P/N 520458. Compliance required as indicated unless already accomplished. A. To preclude liberation of second stage fan blades, inspect the blade pin rivet, P/N 520457, for loss of head or for missing bushing, P/N 520458, in accordance with P&WA Service Bulletin No. 4577 dated April 26, 1976, or later FAA approved revision or equivalent method approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, New England Region, prior to the accumulation of 1200 hours time in service since new blade pin rivets were installed or within the next 300 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, whichever is later. Inspect thereafter at intervals not exceeding 600 hours time in service since the last inspection. Remove engines from service with failed second stage fan blade pin rivets before further flight. B. Remove from service second stage fan blade pin, P/N 520456, rivet, P/N 520457, and bushing, P/N 520458, and replace with pin, P/N 758242, and rivet, P/N 760187, or other FAA parts prior to January 1, 1979. The manufacturer's service bulletin identified and described in this directive is incorporated herein and made a part hereof pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1). All persons affected by this directive who have not already received these documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, 400 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108. These documents may also be examined at the Office of the Regional Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, and at Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters, 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591. A historical file on this AD which includes the incorporated material in full is maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at the New England Regional Office in Burlington, Massachusetts. Upon request of the operator, an FAA maintenance inspector, subject to prior approval of the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, New England Region, may adjust the inspection intervals specified in this AD to permit compliance at an established inspection period of the operator if the request contains substantiating data to justify the increase for that operator. This amendment becomes effective thirty days after publication in the Federal Register. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_76-12-06.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 76-12-06 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines Subject: Second Stage Fan Blades Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: Make: Pratt & Whitney Division Model: JT8D-11 | JT8D-15 | JT8D-17 | JT8D-9 Product Type: Engine Product Subtype: Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 76-12-06 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: 39-2639 AD NUMBER: 76-12-06 SUBJECT HEADING: PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT Model JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 Engines ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 76-12-06 PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT: Amendment 39-2639. Applies to all Pratt and Whitney Aircraft JT8D-9, -11, -15 and -17 engines containing second stage fan blade pin, P/N 520456, rivet, P/N 520457, and bushing, P/N 520458. Compliance required as indicated unless already accomplished. A. To preclude liberation of second stage fan blades, inspect the blade pin rivet, P/N 520457, for loss of head or for missing bushing, P/N 520458, in accordance with P&WA Service Bulletin No. 4577 dated April 26, 1976, or later FAA approved revision or equivalent method approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, New England Region, prior to the accumulation of 1200 hours time in service since new blade pin rivets were installed or within the next 300 hours time in service after the effective date of this AD, whichever is later. Inspect thereafter at intervals not exceeding 600 hours time in service since the last inspection. Remove engines from service with failed second stage fan blade pin rivets before further flight. B. Remove from service second stage fan blade pin, P/N 520456, rivet, P/N 520457, and bushing, P/N 520458, and replace with pin, P/N 758242, and rivet, P/N 760187, or other FAA parts prior to January 1, 1979. The manufacturer's service bulletin identified and described in this directive is incorporated herein and made a part hereof pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1). All persons affected by this directive who have not already received these documents from the manufacturer may obtain copies upon request to Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, 400 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108. These documents may also be examined at the Office of the Regional Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, and at Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters, 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591. A historical file on this AD which includes the incorporated material in full is maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at the New England Regional Office in Burlington, Massachusetts. Upon request of the operator, an FAA maintenance inspector, subject to prior approval of the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, New England Region, may adjust the inspection intervals specified in this AD to permit compliance at an established inspection period of the operator if the request contains substantiating data to justify the increase for that operator. This amendment becomes effective thirty days after publication in the Federal Register. FOOTER:
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