AD 98-10-03

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Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model 250-C47B Turboshaft Engines

AD Number
98-10-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
97-ANE-40-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: May 08, 1998

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Rolls-Royce Corporation 250-C47B Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model 250-C47B Turboshaft Engines

Unsafe Condition

Corrosion on internal connectors of the electronic control unit (ECU) can cause annunciated hard faults, leading to uncommanded inflight engine shutdowns.

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Required Actions

Install ECUs with improved resistance to corrosion, replace the engine main electrical harness assembly with an improved assembly, install a new hydromechanical unit (HMU), remove the 'OVRSPD SYSTEM INOP' placard, and revise the Bell Helicopter Textron Model 407 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM).

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Compliance Time

within 45 days after the effective date of this AD or prior to further flight if not already accomplished

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Affected Aircraft

Allison Engine Company Model 250-C47B turboshaft engines installed on but not limited to Bell Helicopter Textron Model 407 helicopters.

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