AD Amdt-39-8781

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric CT7 Series Turboprop and Turboshaft Engines

AD Number
Amdt-39-8781
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Federal Register: January 3, 1994
FR Citation
59 FR 3

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine General Electric CT7 Series Airworthiness Directives; General Electric CT7 Series Turboprop and Turboshaft Engines

Unsafe Condition

Fatigue cracks in gas generator turbine (GGT) rotor assembly parts due to reduced low cycle fatigue (LCF) capability from plasma-spray process during manufacture.

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Required Actions

Remove from service certain gas generator turbine (GGT) rotor assembly parts that were plasma-sprayed during manufacture.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

General Electric CT7 series turboprop and turboshaft engines with gas generator turbine (GGT) rotor assembly parts plasma-sprayed during manufacture.

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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