AD 94-08-06

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines

AD Number
94-08-06
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
91-ANE-47
FR Citation
Federal Register: May 05, 1994 (Volume 59, Number 86)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-7R4D Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-7R4D1 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-7R4E Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-7R4E1 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-7R4E4 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-7R4G2 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division JT9D-7R4H1 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 Series Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

Flutter-induced fan blade fractures leading to uncontained engine failure and possible aircraft damage.

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Required Actions

Perform initial and repetitive visual or eddy current inspections of fan blade leading edges within specified cycles in service (CIS), rework or replace fan blades as necessary. Install or rework fan blade sets with 52 degree shroud angles within 1 or 2 years after the effective date depending on engine model.

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Compliance Time

Initial inspection within 200 cycles in service (CIS) after the effective date; repetitive inspections every 200 CIS. Install shroud modifications within 1 year (JT9D-7R4H1) or 2 years (other models) after effective date.

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Affected Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 series turbofan engines, including models JT9D-7R4D, JT9D-7R4D1, JT9D-7R4E, JT9D-7R4E1, JT9D-7R4E4, JT9D-7R4G2, and JT9D-7R4H1, installed on Boeing 747/767 and Airbus A300/A310 aircraft.

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