Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney RTX Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Pratt & Whitney Division United Technologies Corporation) Engines
Unsafe Condition: Separation of the high-pressure compressor (HPC) 7th-stage integrally bladed rotor (IBR-7) due to crack indications in the HPC 15th-stage disks, front turbine hubs, high pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-...
Effective: Jun 26, 2026Category: engine
Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney RTX Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Pratt & Whitney Division United Technologies Corporation) Engines
Unsafe Condition: Failure of the LPC fan hub assembly, which could result in uncontained debris release, damage to the engine, and damage to the aircraft.
Effective: Nov 7, 2023Category: aircraftCompliance: Before further flight
Unsafe Condition: a manufacturing quality escape due to insufficient cooling of the LPT stage 5 air seal resulting in a reduction of the life of the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) life limit
Effective: Jul 5, 2022Category: aircraftCompliance: within the next piece-part exposure, or before the LPT stage 5 air seal accumulates 8,240 cycles ...
Unsafe Condition: The unsafe condition on these products is the potential for cracks in certain 1st-stage LPC blades, which can lead to engine failure and fire during flight.
Effective: Apr 15, 2022Category: engineCompliance: Before further flight after the effective date of this AD
Unsafe Condition: The LPT 4th-stage air sealing ring segment assemblies moving into the LPT 4th-stage blades knife edge seals, resulting in damage to the ring segment assemblies.
Effective: Dec 17, 2021Category: aircraftCompliance: Within 50 flight hours
Unsafe Condition: LPT 4th-stage vane cluster assemblies leaning back and notching into rotating LPT 4th-stage blades, causing some blades to fracture and release.
Effective: May 7, 2021Category: aircraftCompliance: Before further flight
Unsafe Condition: The failure of a 1st-stage low-pressure compressor (LPC) blade on a PW4077 model turbofan engine resulting in an engine fire during flight.
Effective: Mar 24, 2021Category: engineCompliance: Before further flight after the effective date of this AD.
Unsafe Condition: damaged or failed 3rd stage LPT duct segments on PW engines with the Talon IIB outer combustion chamber assembly configuration installed, resulting in engine surges, in-flight shutdowns, diversions...
Effective: Jan 14, 2021Category: aircraftCompliance: Before further flight
Unsafe Condition: An unrecoverable engine in-flight shutdown (IFSD) after an ice crystal icing event, followed by an attempt to rapidly restart the engine with the Electronic Engine Control (EEC) Active Clearance Co...
Effective: Jul 20, 2017Category: engineCompliance: Within the next engine shop visit for engines currently operating in the Asia Pacific region; for...
Unsafe Condition: Uncontained failure of a high-pressure turbine (HPT) hub during takeoff, caused by a machining anomaly in the aft web/rim fillet area of the HPT 1st stage hub.
Effective: Apr 13, 2017Category: aircraftCompliance: Within the next engine shop visit or next time the engine is disassembled sufficiently to expose ...