AD 95-07-02

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-3 Series Turbofan Engines

AD Number
95-07-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
94-ANE-42
FR Citation
Federal Register: April 18, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 74)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-3 Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-3 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-3A Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-3 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-3AR Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-3 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-3B Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-3 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-3BR Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-3 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-3R Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731-3 Series Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

Low pressure turbine (LPT) disks may separate through the disk web due to creep fatigue, which may result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the aircraft.

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Required Actions

Remove from service first and second stage LPT disks with specific part numbers and serial numbers listed in AlliedSignal Aerospace Alert Service Bulletins TFE731-A72-3544 and TFE731-A72-3557, and replace with serviceable disks within 1,500 hours time in service after the effective date or at the next LPT assembly removal, whichever occurs first.

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Compliance Time

within 1,500 hours time in service (TIS) after the effective date of this AD, or at the next removal of the LPT assembly, whichever occurs first

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Affected Aircraft

AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Garrett Turbine Engine Company) TFE731-3, -3A, -3AR, -3B, -3BR, and -3R turbofan engines except TFE731-3A-300G and TFE731-3AR-200G engines installed on IAI 1125 Westwind Astra aircraft.

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