AD 96-12-27

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Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines

AD Number
96-12-27
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
93-ANE-64
FR Citation
Federal Register: June 19, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 119)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTP 101-600 Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTP 101-600A Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTP 101-600A-1A Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTP 101-700A-1A Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTS101-600A Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTS101-600A-1 Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTS101-600A-2 Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTS101-600A-3 Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTS101-600B Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines
engine Honeywell International Inc. LTS101-600B-3 Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101 Series Turboprop Engines

Unsafe Condition

Gas generator turbine disk tenon failure leading to total loss of engine power, inflight engine shutdown, and possible damage to the aircraft.

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Required Actions

Remove suspect disks from service and perform a one-time inspection of the disk tenon area of the gas generator turbine disk, replacing with a serviceable part as per Textron Lycoming Service Bulletin LT 101-72-50-0150.

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Compliance Time

Compliance required within specified cycles in service (CIS) based on cycles since new (CSN) on the effective date of the AD (August 19, 1996). Specific deadlines vary from 235 to 1,100 CIS depending on CSN at effective date, with some tied to accumulating 3,400 CSN.

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Affected Aircraft

AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 series turboshaft and LTP 101 series turboprop engines installed on Aerospatiale AS 350 and SA366G, Bell 222, MBB BK117 helicopters; and Piaggio P166-DL3 and Airtractor AT302 airplanes.

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