Airworthiness Directive 2000-15-09

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Official AD 2000-15-09 · FR doc 00-19666 · 2000-08-08 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-2, -3, -4, and -5 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Honeywell International, Inc. (formerly AlliedSignal Inc. and Garrett Turbine Engine Company) high pressure compressor (HPC) impellers installed on TFE731-2, -3, -4, and -5 series turbofan engines. This AD requires the removal and inspection of the HPC impeller and, if necessary, replacement of the HPC impeller with a serviceable impeller. This amendment is prompted by an incident of an uncontained impeller failure due to cracking in the seal relief area of the HPC impeller. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent HPC impeller failure due to fatigue cracking.

Which aircraft AD 2000-15-09 applies to

MakesHoneywell International Inc. (Formerly Alliedsignal Inc. And Garrett Turbine Engine Company)
ModelsTFE731-2, TFE731-3, TFE731-4, TFE731-5, TFE731
Part-conditional3073393-1, 3073394-1, 3073433-1, 3073434-1, 3073398-All, 3073435-All, 3075171-All.

Applies only to engines with a high pressure compressor (HPC) impeller of one of the listed part numbers installed ("All" denotes all dash numbers). Installed on, but not limited to, Dassault Falcon 10, Mystere-Falcon 20/50/900, Learjet 31/35/36/55, Lockheed-Georgia 1329-23/25, IAI 1124/1125 Westwind, Cessna 650 Citation III/VI/VII, Raytheon HS-125, and Sabreliner NA-265-65 airplanes.

Whether AD 2000-15-09 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2000-15-09 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.