AD Amdt-39-11164

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines

AD Number
Amdt-39-11164
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 96-ANE-02
FR Citation
64 FR 25802

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

Fan blade failures due to locked rotors and foreign object damage (FOD), which can lead to damage to the aircraft.

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Required Actions

Inspect fan blades for locked rotors and FOD. Unlock shrouds if necessary. Lubricate fan blade shrouds with reduced intervals. Dimensionally restore fan blade leading edges. Install improved design fan blades as terminating action. Remove rotors experiencing repeat lockups within 225 cycles.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 series turbofan engines.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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