AD Amdt-39-10327

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Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TPE331 Series Turboprop and TSE331 Turboshaft Engines

AD Number
Amdt-39-10327
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 97-ANE-13
FR Citation
63 FR 9732

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Garrett Engine Division Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TPE331 Series Turboprop and TSE331 Turboshaft Engines

Unsafe Condition

Third stage turbine wheel separation due to thermal fatigue cracking and shifting of the third stage turbine stator, which could contact the third stage turbine wheel and result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the aircraft.

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Required Actions

Replace or radiographically inspect, and replace if necessary, certain third stage turbine stators with serviceable parts.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

AlliedSignal Inc. TPE331 series turboprop and TSE331 turboshaft engines (formerly Garrett Engine Division, Garrett Turbine Engine Company and AiResearch Manufacturing Company of Arizona)

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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