AD Amdt-39-11392

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

AD Number
Amdt-39-11392
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. 92-ANE-15
FR Citation
64 FR 58328

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Uncontained high pressure turbine (HPT) events resulting from HPT shaft fractures and low pressure turbine (LPT) flange separations resulting from LPT blade failures.

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Required Actions

Remove low pressure turbine (LPT)-to-exhaust case bolts and nuts and replace with improved LPT-to-exhaust case bolts and nuts. Install improved high pressure turbine (HPT) containment hardware.

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Compliance Time

No later than December 31, 2004, at the next shop visit after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Model JT8D-209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 turbofan engines, installed on but not limited to McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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