AD Amdt-39-11187

final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, - 7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -17AR Series Turbofan Engines

AD Number
Amdt-39-11187
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 98-ANE-48-AD
FR Citation
64 FR 30379

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, - 7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -17AR Series Turbofan Engines
engine Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, - 7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -17AR Series Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

Uncontained failures of critical rotating engine parts due to undetected conditions in life-limited parts.

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Required Actions

Revise the engine manufacturer's Time Limits Section (TLS) to include enhanced inspections of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part exposure. Incorporate these inspection procedures into the air carrier's approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -17AR series turbofan engines.

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