AD 97-19-17

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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines

AD Number
97-19-17
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
97-ANE-15
FR Citation
Federal Register: September 29, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 188)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine General Electric Company T58-GE-100 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company T58-GE-10 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company T58-GE-5 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company T58-GE-3 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company CT58-100-2 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company CT58-110-1 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company CT58-110-2 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company CT58-140-1 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines
engine General Electric Company CT58-140-2 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracking on specific critical rotating parts, which could result in failure of the part, causing an uncontained engine failure and damage to the aircraft.

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Required Actions

Determine hours time in service (TIS) and cycles in service (CIS) per GE SB A72-162. Remove and replace compressor rear shafts based on TIS/CIS thresholds and deadlines. Inspect ten specified rotating parts for cracks initially and at each light/major overhaul, replacing cracked parts before further flight.

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Compliance Time

Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously.

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Affected Aircraft

General Electric Company Models CT58-100-2, -110-1/-2, -140-1/-2, and T58-GE-3/-5/-10/-100 turboshaft engines installed on Boeing Vertol 107 series, Sikorsky S61 and S62 series aircraft.

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