AD 99-20-03

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines

AD Number
99-20-03
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
99-NE-02-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: September 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 185)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Pratt & Whitney Division PW2037 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division PW2037M Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division PW2040 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division PW2240 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney Division PW2337 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

High Pressure Turbine (HPT) stage 1 and stage 2 disks may have subsurface anomalies formed during forging, which could cause disk fracture and result in uncontained engine failure.

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Required Actions

Perform initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of HPT stage 1 and 2 disks at each separation from the HPT module using PW SB PW2000 72-628. Send disks to an approved facility listed in the SB. Remove and replace disks with subsurface anomalies indicated by cracks.

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Compliance Time

After the effective date of this AD (November 23, 1999)

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Affected Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney PW2037, PW2037M, PW2040, PW2240, PW2337 turbofan engines installed on Boeing 757 and Ilyushin IL-96T series airplanes.

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